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Old 02-29-16, 06:54 PM
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So today I was washing my car, first time hand washing with receiving the new headlights from VIPMOTOZ and I noticed a lot of soap had gotten into the driver side headlight. I have no idea what to do and currently, most of the soap has dried out but there's still a lot left. Am I basically ****ed and going to have to replace the headlight? Heres an album of my headlight http://imgur.com/a/GSKB4 Heres a more clear picture http://imgur.com/WEpeyS0

Update #1: Emaiiled VIP Motoz, they let me know that their is indeed a 1 year warratny but the headlights are currently out of stock and to keep in touch with them in the next 8 weeks. I' m glad to hear about the warranty but not looking foward to having to once again, pay roughly $600 for a body shop to take out the old and replace them with the new ones

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Old 02-29-16, 08:58 PM
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Seems like the headlights weren't sealed properly and water is leaking into the housing. Either you can replace the headlight (return/exchange, or buy a new one) or crack it open and reseal it properly.
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Old 03-01-16, 12:19 PM
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Yes return them, don't think of a repair with new headlights, you paid for a good set and you haven't got a good set yet.
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So I sent an email to VIP Motoz, will update this situation when I hear back. Man this really sucks cause I honestly have no mechanical experience and no clue how to remove/add headlights so this will probably still cost a big chunk to get it re-installed :/
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