Headlight housing spidering
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My original fear was the plastic itself was cracking.
Now after researching issues on other marques, it seems like many manufacturers went with some type of UV coating that is very hard and looks like a laminate. To the point where people who have removed chunks of it when peeling their PPF from them.
Apparently it’s possible to sand it away and just use PPF as the protective layer.
Mine is currently only affected on the edges and covered with PPF. I may leave it for now as I’m really the only one that notices it. (Although i’m a picky *******)
If it gets progressively worse, I’ll have a local headlight specialist work on it.
Bill, your situation might be different if the cracks look like they are on the interior of the cover.
**really can’t type b a s t a r d ? Lol
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All good news as you don't need to focus on the inside of the lens. It will get worse and it may be worth investing now before it gets to a point of no return. If what Steve did in post 10 isn't and option, follow Jahummer's advice. Not sure why it didn't polish out for you. Mine were similar but cleaned up nice with a little elbow grease.
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Mine, especially the driver's side one, have the same spider cracking all around the edges.I have hesitated trying anything yet, because it's only in certain light and at certain angle that it appears bad. If anyone finds and executes an acceptable do it yourself fix, I'd certainly be interested.
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yes these are the products you definitely want to use, they will run you way more than the usual "kit" which i warned against. this is likely to last almost as long as factory (prep aside, the better your working environment the better the result).
also they will give you cancer 10x faster than cigarettes. take the warnings on the can seriously! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isocya...lth_and_safety
also they will give you cancer 10x faster than cigarettes. take the warnings on the can seriously! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isocya...lth_and_safety
Last edited by jons; 11-10-2020 at 09:46 PM. Reason: health/safety reference
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