Dust in headlight housing?
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Dust in headlight housing?
Hello there everyone. I was coming home from work tonight with my high beams on and as I got out, I realized that there was a considerable amount of dust in my headlight housing. I was wondering if any of y'all have experienced this same issue, and if there's a solution or fix? I was thinking about blowing some compressed air inside the housing through the turn signal hole, but I wasn't sure. I don't want to cause any permanent damage to my headlights.
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Could be damage caused by road debris like fine rocks and gravel pits off the road, or maybe a dirt and chemical buildup. Hard to tell if its on the outside or inside.
Try to use regular toothpaste (not the gel type) and apply it on the headlight. Once finished rinse it off with some water. It may help and if it does you know its cloudiness on the lens and not behind it.
Try to use regular toothpaste (not the gel type) and apply it on the headlight. Once finished rinse it off with some water. It may help and if it does you know its cloudiness on the lens and not behind it.
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^ +1. From the pics it looks like pitting on the outside of the headlight housing... as advised, you can try polishing or buffing to reduce - but if you do, make sure to use the proper product and technique as you don't want to make it worse.
If you do a lot of freeway driving (60mph+), check your windshield, as in certain light it may look much the same - Lexus glass (and apparently headlight housing plastic) is speculated to be soft and prone to this fine pitting.
Lexus Windshield - Sand Blasted & Pitted
Crappy Windshield glass?
If you do a lot of freeway driving (60mph+), check your windshield, as in certain light it may look much the same - Lexus glass (and apparently headlight housing plastic) is speculated to be soft and prone to this fine pitting.
Lexus Windshield - Sand Blasted & Pitted
Crappy Windshield glass?
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