jimdvan

I have a 2005 E320 Sport with 70k miles. The car rolled out the door at $60,000. Why am I already getting the scaling on the headlight covers?

The dealer wants $120 a light to polish it or I go to the detail guy after hours and slip him $10 to polish them, if he will.

Does anyone have any info if this problem is covered under warranty? It seems to me that of a car of this caliber, and cost, would have headlight covers that would last at least as long as a Honda, Hyundai, or Toyota.

tbone

What is scaling? Clouding up?

lkchris

Don't park it in the sun.

jimdvan

The scaling is the clouding up and flaking of the lens.

Untertürkheim

Did you get P2?

I thought cars with P2/Bi-Xenons had glass lenses instead of the standard plastic.

Barry45RPM

They're Polycarbonate

jimdvan

Mine are plastic

Untertürkheim

Well, with plastic in sunlight/weather it should be expected.

K-A

What's the best way to get them cleaned if they do get sun damaged/cloudy? I assume you've got to take them out and scrub them from the inside?

Davel

Your going to polish the outside. They sale a kit that with a little elbow grease they are 100% clear again. I used on the wife's VW, 3 types of fine sandpaper that you use with a solution, a liquid to clean all the dust and residue off and a sealant to seal the lense, did it about a year ago still holding up, she noticed much better light output. My other 2 cars are in the garage home and at work so its not an issue...

jallison12

Do you mind posting the make of the kit you used? I've seen several kits. I would like a recommendation. Was it the kit that you use on a drill? I ain't afraid of elbow grease. Just afraid of falling asleep polishing by hand for half an hour.

My annoyance is, my car had already had the passenger side lights replaced (not on Carfax ) when I bought the car, and the drivers side look 4yrs old. Most people tell me they don't notice, but to me it stands out like a sore thumb.

Davel

Not sure of the brand (will check this evening), but it took about 3-5 minutes of rubbing with each grade of sandpaper to get the results i was looking for depending how bad the lenses are. In my case they had a very faint biege color almost like they were oversprayed, i thought it was morning dew until i wiped them off, seems like it happened over night.

MARK CUMMINS

Use Meguiars Plastx

http://marinerv.meguiars.com/product...Cleaner-Polish

jallison12

Thanks Mark and Dave

mac911

Yes, and be aggressive as you use it. Go over and over with it. This will look better, but it will want to come back.

For an optimum result, you'd apply with machine.

Otherwise, if you do a really good job by hand, it will impress you for a while.

BTW: you can find platx in lots of stores.