Other than the brakes of your car there are certain components that also play an equally important role in your safety while driving the car. One such component of your car are the headlights which are vital for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle. However, during the winter months, the headlights of your car gets foggy or hazy due to the prevailing weather conditions which affect their working and purpose. Go through the slide to know the effective methods to fix the foggy headlights of your car.
2. The plastic headlight
lenses of the car are
degrading over time and
in winter they get foggy
or hazy both inside and
outside.
3. The outside of the
headlights is damaged due
to the road debris,
sandblasting from the dirt
and bugs and degrade due
to the oxidation and UV
lights.
4. But inside the headlights
are damaged due to the
moisture from the bad
gaskets around the bulb
socket.
5. If you want to fix the
foggy headlights of your
car, then you have to
remove the housing and
access it from the rear.
8. First you have to wash
the car for finding the
most effective way to
deal with the exact
issues related to the car
headlights.
9. So, wax the car including
the headlights for
removing the fogginess.
The abrasives used for
fixing the headlights can
ruin the paint, so mask
around the headlights.
11. Take a 1000 grit of
wet/dry sandpaper and
dip it in a small bucket of
water. As per your
requirements, you can also
take 1500 grit, 2500
grit, and 3000 grit.
12. You can also use some
restoration kits to make
the process easier by
including the
attachment fits in the
drill.
17. The most important step
you have to consider for
getting a long-lasting
crystal clear headlights is,
by applying a clear UV
and oxygen resistant
coating.
18. Some of the sealed
products need to wipe on
and spray on the plastic.
It is used for sealing the
plastic from reacting with
the oxygen in the air or
UV rays from the sun.