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Old 09-29-08, 11:41 PM
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Old 09-29-08, 11:42 PM
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Forgot to mention, my car has the HID headlight.
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take it to the dealership...let them fix it...under the warranty...
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it's hard to understand what u're talking about? are you refering to the headlight it self or the cover inside the engine bay that covers the bulbs? i just recently changed out my city lights and now i have moisture inside my headlight.
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I mean the headlight itself.


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it's hard to understand what u're talking about? are you refering to the headlight it self or the cover inside the engine bay that covers the bulbs? i just recently changed out my city lights and now i have moisture inside my headlight.
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Old 09-30-08, 07:46 AM
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Old 09-30-08, 08:06 AM
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In the Texas sun and heat, your evolving headlight problem will only become worse and will subsequently need to be replaced under bumper to bumper. I would wait a bit before a dealer trip to ensure the damage is visible in any lighting.
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Originally Posted by felixcat
So you mean it's normal that sun heat will melt the headlight? Since I see the same symptoms in both headlights, so I think I am not the unique lucky one.

This is surprising for me since from my understanding, I assume, Lexus quality should easily handle sun heat. Compared with Arizona, Texas sun heat is not a big deal Sunlight may cloud it after a couple of years, but should not melt it, in just 2 months, right?
Not truly normal and really, unacceptable per Lexus standard. Often times car companies design cars to match up to regional elements. I.E., Paint is different in the southwest on many vehicles to combat the suns wear. Your headlight issue should be addressed when their is a very noticeable case.
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try to post a pic?
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Are you referring, to the slight haze thats inside of the headlight? I have looked at every IS, and they all have this issue....

if thats what your talking about.
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sorry but from the pics I think it's not a big deal.
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Not to be mean at all or anything but you're crying over that? Take it to the dealership if you're so worried
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The photo doesn't justify how bad the situation is. Actually now it is quite noticeable, which indicates it is developing rapidly...

I rarely drove the IS so most of the time it was parked in my garage, the total time it was exposed to the sun is only FOUR days!

So what will happen if I don't have a garage? or if I drive it everyday?
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have you tried some Meguiar's Scratch X? I know the car is pretty new but you can always wet sand the light and use some rubbing compound and then some scratch x
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Originally Posted by felixcat
Thanks for your advice, but the 'melting' happens INSIDE the housing. Yes from the photo you may think it is outside, but actually that bad things happened inside , when you look at it in person you can tell.

The outside is 100% pristine.
Wait until is becomes worse. If the hazing progresses, looks like a warranty issue so no worries.
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