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Title: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 12:21:01 pm

Anyone heard of this, my drivers side front headlight "plastic" has 5 or so small cracks in it from outer edge in 5mm or so..
Means ill have to take my car in yet again..

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: mortygttdi on September 28, 2009, 12:23:45 pm

could be the heat but then you would think Vw would have tested the to death so you may have just picked some stray stones up on your travels.

Darren

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 12:34:54 pm

stones,... thats what im hoping vw dont blame it on, however, the situ of them seems rather unlikely, 5 or so cracks a few mm under each other down the side? seems very unlikel to me

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: john_o on September 28, 2009, 12:48:53 pm

more likely stress fractures where someone may have leant on it hard enough but not broken it or some other object
does it look a bit look your old school ruler used to  :signLOL:

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 01:04:04 pm

yea, sort of. ill try get a pic.  :fighting2:

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: bacillus on September 28, 2009, 01:43:12 pm

Do you pressure wash your car?

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 02:12:33 pm

nope no pressure washer..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imagechicken.com%2Fuploads%2F1254147857008879000.jpg&hash=22c3914c3a7571644328e15b8cbd3d253b2afb69)

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: VC on September 28, 2009, 02:22:49 pm

that looks like a manufacturing fault, stress cracks

either that or someones been in there with a screwdriver

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 02:23:47 pm

lol, no screwdriver from me has been there!
i booked it in, 14th October!! jeez. lol

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: Phil Mcavity on September 28, 2009, 02:27:46 pm

Quote from: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 02:23:47 pm

lol, no screwdriver from me has been there!
i booked it in, 14th October!! jeez. lol

Blimey, thats booking in advance!!!. No one sat or lent against the headlight steve?.Mind you, xenons do get rather hot so perhaps heat/stress cracking is possible.

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 02:38:02 pm

nope, i defo havnt and if i saw someone then  :fighting:

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: JPC on September 28, 2009, 02:47:41 pm

im wondering if some scroatbag has tried to have the xenons off?

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 02:49:44 pm

there is no damage to the metal at all, and there is no chunks out of it like something has been shoved in, so i dont think so.

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: Makaveli on September 28, 2009, 06:53:19 pm

Out of interest can they just replace the casing or is it a whole new unit?

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: SteveS on September 28, 2009, 07:04:38 pm

whole thing i would have thought. there is probably some kind of special seal

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: VC on September 28, 2009, 07:25:58 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digital-nature-photography.com%2Fnature%2FJS10%2FJSKGR181006-0041.jpg&hash=6efa6835a4e25b2bef12adc7f76864de898bb4fb)
 
:grin:

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: Top Cat on September 28, 2009, 07:32:00 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftomashandmilly%2FDaft_stuff%2F1240616288016.gif&hash=a35d14511aafb5442da50ea1fe7c0b3b8a9eb42b)(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftomashandmilly%2FDaft_stuff%2F3018298_2009062521011613cIu.gif&hash=1aab5a82eb90591c2a1eb6ec71e97b97d5b851b0)   :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: zenon headlight plastic cracking
Post by: chungster on September 28, 2009, 08:18:40 pm

both of mine have a big crack at the top....slowly spreading.

i actually think its caused by the continuos slamming of the bonnet actually thats made it crack rather than heat issue from the xenons themselves.

ah well...they still work so i'm leaving them alone.