What. Happened. To My. Headlamps.
08-13-2018, 04:55 PM
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13’ ML550 4MATIC
What. Happened. To My. Headlamps.
So I woke up this morning to this. I don’t know what happened at all. Is there a way I could repair this or do I have to order new headlamps? I searched online for the model number of one of them (A 204 820 40 59) and it comes up with a 2012+ one. Mine is a 2010 btw. I have the bi-xenon headlamps.
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08-13-2018, 04:59 PM
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People seem to be replacing the lenses with these.
https://www.bimmerjakes.com/en/merce...2007-2011.html
this thread had some examples.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...eadlights.html
I wetsanded mine. Never again. The plastic is harder than the plastic on my Lexus or the BMWs/Toyotas I have done. It took waaay longer and didn’t look as good. I would replace with new lenses instead of trying to restore.
https://www.bimmerjakes.com/en/merce...2007-2011.html
this thread had some examples.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...eadlights.html
I wetsanded mine. Never again. The plastic is harder than the plastic on my Lexus or the BMWs/Toyotas I have done. It took waaay longer and didn’t look as good. I would replace with new lenses instead of trying to restore.
08-13-2018, 05:46 PM
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People seem to be replacing the lenses with these.
https://www.bimmerjakes.com/en/merce...2007-2011.html
this thread had some examples.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...eadlights.html
I wetsanded mine. Never again. The plastic is harder than the plastic on my Lexus or the BMWs/Toyotas I have done. It took waaay longer and didn’t look as good. I would replace with new lenses instead of trying to restore.
https://www.bimmerjakes.com/en/merce...2007-2011.html
this thread had some examples.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...eadlights.html
I wetsanded mine. Never again. The plastic is harder than the plastic on my Lexus or the BMWs/Toyotas I have done. It took waaay longer and didn’t look as good. I would replace with new lenses instead of trying to restore.
08-14-2018, 09:07 AM
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Did you have your car cleaned recently? It looks like UV coat failure on the headlight lenses.. possibly caused by some caustic cleaning agent
08-14-2018, 10:50 AM
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Car wash chemical etching..... have you washed your car recently?
08-15-2018, 04:57 PM
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