HEADLIGHTS PEELING =[ - Toyota Yaris Forums

aznbabiegrlx0x0 · 06-02-2009, 05:28 PM

BLAH!! Just when i got rid of my cheap exhaust tip, I was happy and worry-free with my cutee little yaris. BUT THEN!!!!!!! When I finished washing it.... I noticed PEELING on my projector headlights. BLAH looks like the clearcoat on the plastic is peeling? I've only had these lights for about a year, so I'm kinda pissed that they're peeling. I got them from a seller on yarisworld, probably the guy most of you guys got it from too (when they first came out). Anyone else experiencing this problem with either the projectors or the original headlights? Any suggestions, like products I can use to get rid of the peeling plastic coat?

staticorex · 06-02-2009, 05:30 PM

:o Pics? And what brand?

aznbabiegrlx0x0 · 06-02-2009, 05:38 PM

I'm at work right now so I can't take a pic till later, but it looks kinda like chipped clear nail polish LOL, its kinda like the edges of the headlight's clear coat are starting to chip and slowly flake off. I got it from that one yarisworld seller that was selling them when they first came out, it says on my paypal transaction: Frank Amoah, but I'm sure that wasn't his yarisworld name lol. I got the black ones btw. This a pic of them before they started peeling.

aznbabiegrlx0x0 · 06-02-2009, 09:10 PM

ANY SUGGESTIONS ANYONE? On how to get rid of the peeling?

Black Yaris · 06-02-2009, 10:29 PM

use wetsand to get off all the bad spots and have a paint shot shoot them with clear

eTiMaGo · 06-03-2009, 01:07 PM

having the same problem here with mine actually... seems a good sanding would be best...

fuji · 06-03-2009, 02:02 PM

If you are going to sand and then clear coat, use a very fine grade of sand paper 2000 or 3000, do not apply much pressure, let the sandpaper do the cutting for you, and be patient. If you try a rougher grade, you will most likely get grooves that are visible even after the clar coat is applied. Also after sanding, wash throughtly, use prepping solven such as all prep and even a tack cloth to make sure the surface is completely free of all dust.

Post the results!

bladesmith6 · 06-03-2009, 06:29 PM

friggin depo...

Prohibit · 06-03-2009, 07:28 PM

Hot yaris.

HTM Yaris · 06-03-2009, 08:03 PM

3-m has a refinishing kit for $20 at Auto Zone

Personally I would put the stock headlights back on ......

aznbabiegrlx0x0 · 06-04-2009, 06:39 PM

thanks for ur advice everyone!! :D i'm gonna try to look for those kits at autozone when i get a chance. =DD!

06-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#1
aznbabiegrlx0x0 CONNiE Drives: 07 yaris liftback meteorite Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 27	HEADLIGHTS PEELING =[ BLAH!! Just when i got rid of my cheap exhaust tip, I was happy and worry-free with my cutee little yaris. BUT THEN!!!!!!! When I finished washing it.... I noticed PEELING on my projector headlights. BLAH looks like the clearcoat on the plastic is peeling? I've only had these lights for about a year, so I'm kinda pissed that they're peeling. I got them from a seller on yarisworld, probably the guy most of you guys got it from too (when they first came out). Anyone else experiencing this problem with either the projectors or the original headlights? Any suggestions, like products I can use to get rid of the peeling plastic coat?

06-02-2009, 05:30 PM	#2
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	:o Pics? And what brand? __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

06-02-2009, 05:38 PM	#3
aznbabiegrlx0x0 CONNiE Drives: 07 yaris liftback meteorite Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 27	I'm at work right now so I can't take a pic till later, but it looks kinda like chipped clear nail polish LOL, its kinda like the edges of the headlight's clear coat are starting to chip and slowly flake off. I got it from that one yarisworld seller that was selling them when they first came out, it says on my paypal transaction: Frank Amoah, but I'm sure that wasn't his yarisworld name lol. I got the black ones btw. This a pic of them before they started peeling. Last edited by aznbabiegrlx0x0; 06-04-2009 at 06:39 PM.

06-02-2009, 10:29 PM	#5
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	use wetsand to get off all the bad spots and have a paint shot shoot them with clear __________________

06-03-2009, 01:07 PM	#6
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	having the same problem here with mine actually... seems a good sanding would be best... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

06-02-2009, 09:10 PM	#4
aznbabiegrlx0x0 CONNiE Drives: 07 yaris liftback meteorite Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 27	ANY SUGGESTIONS ANYONE? On how to get rid of the peeling?

06-03-2009, 02:02 PM	#7
fuji Drives: Polar White Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honolulu Posts: 263	If you are going to sand and then clear coat, use a very fine grade of sand paper 2000 or 3000, do not apply much pressure, let the sandpaper do the cutting for you, and be patient. If you try a rougher grade, you will most likely get grooves that are visible even after the clar coat is applied. Also after sanding, wash throughtly, use prepping solven such as all prep and even a tack cloth to make sure the surface is completely free of all dust. Post the results!

06-03-2009, 06:29 PM	#8
bladesmith6 View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris HB Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Posts: 394	friggin depo...

06-03-2009, 07:28 PM	#9
Prohibit Verbieten Sie Drives: 2007 Liftback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 285	Hot yaris. __________________ Hatchback Purist? Be sure to drop in and register. New forum with a great clean design and potential.

06-03-2009, 08:03 PM	#10
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	3-m has a refinishing kit for $20 at Auto Zone Personally I would put the stock headlights back on ...... __________________

06-04-2009, 06:39 PM	#11
aznbabiegrlx0x0 CONNiE Drives: 07 yaris liftback meteorite Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 27	thanks for ur advice everyone!! :D i'm gonna try to look for those kits at autozone when i get a chance. =DD!

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