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Haze on instrument cluster

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Smoknjoe28, Apr 14, 2017.

  1. Smoknjoe28

    Smoknjoe28 New Member

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    Picked up my CPO Prius today from the dealership and didn't notice this haze on the cluster last night when test driving. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I can do to clear it up. During the high sun, it's almost difficult to see the current speed. Thanks!
     

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    What have you tried so far?

    I've had great results on lots of other things with Novus #2 plastic polish, but that window is pretty hard to reach, I've never tried it, and you'd probably have to be willing to gamble on maybe having to buy the lens if the polish doesn't work, or makes it worse.

    -Chap

    Edit: in your photo, the left-hand (speedometer) portion looks the worst. If you haven't noticed, that's a projection: the speedometer is actually underneath the cluster facing up, and reflecting. Have you tried wiping off that window, which is in the bottom portion of the cluster area? Gunk could collect there.
     
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    It was definitely on the lens. I went back to my old detailing days, and swirled it with some Colgate toothpaste (has a very fine abrasive in it), and polished it an almost new finish.
     
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