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    On the 98-02 Camaro headlight....is it just me or does everyone have this. The clear lens is getting clouded! There is no way to clean it and it appears to slowly be getting worse. It looks like little tiny cracks or roughness when you get up real close on it.

    What causes this? Does it have any effect on amount of light getting thru (brightness of the headlights)? Damn, those headlights are expensive!!!!!!

  • #2
    Are you talking about moisture? If so, its easy to clean. Just take out the headlight and use a cloth or something, but when you put it back in, make sure it is sealed tight to prevent moisture from getting in. If this isn't what you mean, sorry, can't help ya.
    <b><i>Don\'t Ever Judge Me</i></b><br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/earnhardt132000\" target=\"_blank\">\'96 Firebird Y87 3.8L V6 5spd</a><br />--No mods as of yet, shoot me some ideas if ya want.<br />178,000 miles and counting

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    • #3
      I'm not sure. The outer cover doesn't come off, does it? I thought the entire headlight plastic was one piece.

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      • #4
        I have that too....get some plastic polish and go to town....it will take a few minutes but you can get them to look better....not new...but better...it is caused by being exposed to sunlight. The halo headlights are way cheaper than trying to get new headlights.
        <a href=\"http://www.onid.orst.edu/~waltejam/\" target=\"_blank\">98 Bright Red Camaro</a><br />Too many mods to list....check my website

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        • #5
          I had one cloudy one, and one clear one. You could tell it was on the outside, because when you wet down the outside of the headlight, it looked clear again... I couldn't stand it after a while, especially with the one clear one on the car, it made the cloudy one really stand out.

          Yep, halo's were cheaper than stock. And looked better too. :D
          \'98 A4 Camaro v6-&gt;v8 conversion, and STS kit next<br />v6: 13.6 Powerdyne, 13.2 150 shot, 13.8 120 shot, 14.3 85 shot, 15.7 stock<br />v8(na): 12.18@113, 392rwhp<br />Moderator on <a href=\"http://www.mtfba.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.mtfba.org</a> and <a href=\"http://www.frrax.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.frrax.com</a> (Road Race & Autocross)<br /><a href=\"http://community.webshots.com/user/johnduncan10\" target=\"_blank\">Car pics</a>, <a href=\"http://www.trscca.com\" target=\"_blank\">TN Region SCCA</a>

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          • #6
            can anyone give a link to the halo website?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by 2001_Y87:
              can anyone give a link to the halo website?
              eBay
              98 Cayenne Red Camaro 3.8 M5<br /> <a href=\"http://camaroz28.cardomain.com/id/camarolover98\" target=\"_blank\">http://camaroz28.cardomain.com/id/camarolover98</a>

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              • #8
                Most firebird owners dont have this problem... [img]smile.gif[/img]
                \"Objects in mirror no longer matter\"

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                • #9
                  What is a good plastic polish to use?

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                  • #10
                    I used mothers I think
                    <a href=\"http://www.onid.orst.edu/~waltejam/\" target=\"_blank\">98 Bright Red Camaro</a><br />Too many mods to list....check my website

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Camarolover98:
                      </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 2001_Y87:
                      can anyone give a link to the halo website?
                      eBay </font>[/QUOTE]ya too bad theres no more left lol im waitin for some more to pop up
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                      • #12
                        Here are some new replacement ones.
                        http://www.procarparts.com/SearchOEM.asp

                        The halo sounds like a good idea, since it's cheaper, but I think that it will block the light output as the ring is splitting up the 9006.
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