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08-13-2004, 06:10 PM
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What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
I couldn't put it to mind after a few weeks of wondering what didn't look right, but my headlights now have this crappy yellowish film growing on the outside of them. Is there any way to get rid of this stuff? Help
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08-13-2004, 06:41 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
yuck man, take it apart and wash it off, or get new headlightz
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08-14-2004, 09:58 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
If its on the outside of the whole headlight assembly just wash it off
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08-15-2004, 09:19 AM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
It looks like mold but it isn't. It's a thin yellowish film, kinda gritty on just the front part of the headlights. I tryed washing it off, but water has no effect. I can actually take my finger nail and scratch little lines of it all but it leaves little marks on the headlight assembly.
Its the same stuff that you see on the 6th gen headlights. It's getting worse man. Is there a chemical you can put on it to get it off. Help
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08-15-2004, 09:28 AM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
Try some simple green
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08-15-2004, 12:24 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
hmm weird, i figured it wasnt mold because the heat from the lights would burn the mold i suppose (i wouldnt know lol)
But i guess try some sorta cleaning solvent. Oughta do the trick. If not, then its a good reason to get either projectors or new OEM headlightz lol
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08-15-2004, 12:41 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
Try chrome polish, that should take it off. Old trick people used to use when headlights were still made of glass.
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08-15-2004, 09:09 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
Thanks everyone. I'm going out tommorow to buy some of the stuff you guys listed. Hopefully that'll do the trick, but if not then I certainly start looking at some projectors. But I thought that our headlights were glass and that this film couldn't grow on it?
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08-15-2004, 09:10 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
Thanks everyone. I'm going out tommorow to buy some of the stuff you guys listed. Hopefully that'll do the trick, but if not then I certainly start looking at some projectors. But I thought that our headlights were glass and that this film couldn't grow on it?
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1990 Black Geo Storm - RIP - 1990 Blu metallic Std Hatch 1999 Milano Red Ex Coupe Current -- Ex to Si. It's Overdone, but who gives a crap. I don't!
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08-15-2004, 09:10 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
Thanks everyone. I'm going out tommorow to buy some of the stuff you guys listed. Hopefully that'll do the trick, but if not then I certainly start looking at some projectors. But I thought that our headlights were glass and that this film couldn't grow on it?
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1990 Black Geo Storm - RIP - 1990 Blu metallic Std Hatch 1999 Milano Red Ex Coupe Current -- Ex to Si. It's Overdone, but who gives a crap. I don't!
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08-15-2004, 09:18 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
dang 3 times is a charm? lol
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08-15-2004, 09:22 PM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
Sorry, this stupid computer can't keep up anymore. *Kicks computer till modem pops out and coughs*
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08-16-2004, 12:42 AM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
my headlights are glass, oddly enough I'v seen quiet a few that are plastic, not sure if they changed it for like 90-91 or something, who knows.
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08-16-2004, 06:30 AM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
try petrol if not mate, i thought they were all glass ???? i knew the SiR ones were plastic and they go yellow'y never new the USDM ones had em
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08-16-2004, 08:31 AM
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Re: What the crap, my headlights are growing mold
mine are glass - they get water in em sometimes because metal bracket things are keepin it together, but never seen any mold or anything
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