Headlights Hazy?

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  1. tposs001

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    Anyone dealing with their 2002 Prius Headlights getting Hazy/Foggy?
    What can be done? I took it to get polished up by a local car wash that had a special for $39 and they did a decent job.
    They took off the yellowing, but now they are still hazy/foggy.
    Do they sell a new updated glass lens for these lights?
    or a new plastic piece?

    thanks
     
    #1 tposs001, Mar 3, 2011
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    You would need to replace the entire headlight assembly as the plastic lens is part of that.
     
    #2 Patrick Wong, Mar 3, 2011
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    I just use meguiars plastic x to buff my headlight twice a year (before and after winter) to solve that problem.
     
    #3 ea8631, Mar 3, 2011
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    There is a relatively new headlight polishing chemistry from 3M that has a UV resistant sealant that you apply after polishing to prevent further hazing. We have not used it yet, but I have heard it works pretty good.

    You can buy new complete headlight globes from Toyota, but they are pretty pricey. To my knowledge, there are no aftermarket sources for Gen 1 headlights. If anyone has info on aftermarket gen 1 headlights please share. :)

    Eric


    Eric
     
    #4 freidawg, Mar 5, 2011
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