Headlight and Bumper Question
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Headlight and Bumper Question
Couple of questions and figured I would put it in one post.
Headlights: Obviously there are tons of headlight restoration threads and advice, but I'm not sure it's what my headlights need. My headlights seem to be foggy all the way thru. When I look up close, I feel like I can see cloudiness on both the outside and inside layers of the plastic. It also has a yellow/green look to it. When my 6000k headlights are on at night, the edges of the plastic actually look pretty green. Anyone have any ideas what could be going on or if I just need to get new headlights if I want clear lights again?
Front Bumper Lip: I have the X-package (silver) and my front lip took some damage recently (scuffed paint, bent clips, and not staying taped to the main bumper). Do they have replacement lips that would be a direct placement? I would be fine with silver, black, carbon fiber, or unpainted. I don't think the normal IS350 lips you see on ebay would work on my X-package, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for any help!
Headlights: Obviously there are tons of headlight restoration threads and advice, but I'm not sure it's what my headlights need. My headlights seem to be foggy all the way thru. When I look up close, I feel like I can see cloudiness on both the outside and inside layers of the plastic. It also has a yellow/green look to it. When my 6000k headlights are on at night, the edges of the plastic actually look pretty green. Anyone have any ideas what could be going on or if I just need to get new headlights if I want clear lights again?
Front Bumper Lip: I have the X-package (silver) and my front lip took some damage recently (scuffed paint, bent clips, and not staying taped to the main bumper). Do they have replacement lips that would be a direct placement? I would be fine with silver, black, carbon fiber, or unpainted. I don't think the normal IS350 lips you see on ebay would work on my X-package, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for any help!
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I would attempt to sand and polish those lenses again. If it doesn't fix your issue, then yes...obviously time to look into replacement headlight assemblies.
The factory replacement lip is the "GFX" lip kit. I have a full GFX lip kit on my non-X-pkg IS350. You might be able to source a factory painted GFX lip still online. But of course, there are plenty of aftermarket options that will work as well.
The factory replacement lip is the "GFX" lip kit. I have a full GFX lip kit on my non-X-pkg IS350. You might be able to source a factory painted GFX lip still online. But of course, there are plenty of aftermarket options that will work as well.
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Anyone else have any advice? I was looking up the GFX lip kit but mainly just found ebay stuff and can't really tell whats quality and what's not. Also don't know what lips I can just install on my own or not. Some mention just needing the two sided tape, while others mention needing heat guns. I originally thought this would be a cheap and easy replacement for my messed up lip, but it doesn't seem that way anymore.
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Front lips are easy to install. There are used gfx lips for sale in the classifieds. Ikon motorsports is usually pretty good but honestly a lot of the gfx ( or oem style) come from the same manufacturer. Theres tabs and screws that hold it on. Some lips will require you to drill your own holes into the lip. It’s not hard , I promise. Avoid lips that contour over the bumper as these will require more work to mount. Find one that sits at the bottom of bumper.
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