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Originally Posted by JonOhh
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Originally Posted by Poochie
OP, thanks for taking the time to share some revised photos.
Looking at it over, the appearance doesn't look like a case of physical damage but more so the result of an outside influence, such as in small projectile pitting, marring the outer lenses, since plastic doesn't shatter into pieces..
The lens on these vehicle are pretty delicate. If you ever look any BMW vehicle with Xenons headlights, at nighttime, you'll notice that the mere heat generated from the low-beam bulb normal operation, is enough to cause a permanent burn-in, onto the inner plastic, which gives off the appearance of inner dust build-up and BMW considers normal.
I guess the most reasonable and sane way to look at it is to chuck it up to wear & tear and treat the headlights as consumable items, such as a clutch or tires and just replace them, when they get to this juncture..
Sucks but this is the nature of dealing with plastic-based lens, in such a vulnerable location. It's just too bad they did away with glass headlights..
headlight casing dust and bulb burn on new cars https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1595637
Headlight polishing wouldn't fix this... right? https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1735197 |
I appreciate the input- that last link you sent is 100% identical to how the damage appears to my eye. |
I researched the subject and it seems to be a common issue, when harsh chemicals are used on the headlights, causing the outer clear coat protection to become broken down and susceptible in developing something called "crazing."
I mean, think about it; if only one light was "crazing," maybe they might of labeled it as a defect and looked the other way but
both lights, at the same identical time, is pretty suspect.
Not judging, just keeping it real..
But we'll just keep that between us, just take it somewhere else and just play dumb..
There is a 50/50 chance they might just replace it, without a fuss.. Good luck
http://www.boxa.net/forum/topic/8388...light-crazing/