Headlight surface breaking up...!

[MR2 super GT]

OK the inner chrome/ reflective surface of my headlights is starting to break up.

anyone have a guess as to what casuing it? but more to the point, what can i use to re-surface it if i took the headlights apart?

 

[ZS]

Chances are they're cheaply made painted plastic, and the heat is flaking the paint off.

Real lights are made out of a chromed glass, similar to the stuff inside Thermos flasks.

 

[VEN©M]

they werent a particularly cheapunit if my memory serves me right, nick i told you before to fire off a letter to manufactureres with a few pics complaining about how headlights are an important safety feature of the car and u dont think this is acceptable!

 

[ZS]

There's a difference between cheap and cheaply made, Venom.

 

[VEN©M]

i was merely pointing out that its unacceptable for a unit with such an expensive retail like this to fail...particulary a head light as the chrome inner is a critical part of its function. hence my suggestion to complain... if he paid 70 quid for it and got a year out of it then fair play! but he didnt!

 

[pablo]

ive used chrome paint in the past for this mate. halfords special

 

[MR2 super GT]

so you think it will do the job pablo?

the units were Morette. the thing is my old silver yaris has the same headlights and that car is over a year older than the car im in now. and the headlights on the silver yaris are 100%.

I tried emailing the prats at morette 3 times venom but not a single reply yet.
the frogs are probably too busy eating garlic snails and onion soup.

 

[VEN©M]

space wasters, write a harsh worded letter or call them up.

 

[Pocket_rocket]

the dealership i used to work in used silver paint for clean up old units on cars needing mot, it always worked, other than that as pablo says chrome paint for halfrauds would be fine

 

[MR2 super GT]

cheers jeff

 

[VEN©M]

nick any word from our friend yet?

 

[MR2 super GT]

No, i passed on your cell number to my contact, he said he would let our friend know.