Headlight Spider cracks, warranty?

[Y33H4WW]

2018 AWD GT2 42k miles

I recently had some vinyl tint removed from my headlight and upon delivery I immediately see this BS that my headlight got. Ive tried cleaning and polishing and no success. Upon research it looks like this is a permanent issue that can only be fixed by entire assembly replacement. I'm still well into the warranty period of "bumper to bumper" and want to know with y'alls experience if a dealer will genuinely entertain this as a warranty fix. These assemblies are like $1400 a piece and not worth the cost imo. thanks ahead of time for any tips.

 

[ChaneRZ]

Dealer is going to blame your tint and deny warranty.

 

[JSolo]

What tint.......

 

[Floridaman]

Is it symmetrical on the other side? If so, I'd convince myself it's a style choice.

 

[Y33H4WW]

It’s technically on both headlights but severe on the driver side (shown). VVIVID vinyl tint.

 

[Y33H4WW]

Dealer is going to blame your tint and deny warranty.

How are they going to know there was tint?

 

[NYBIOMED]

Could the vinyl tint cause that crazing...perhaps because there was heat buildup that the vinyl wouldn't allow the headlight to properly dissipate??
Curious, I'm looking to get my front end PPF'd and was considering the headlights too...but not if it causes that.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

I doubt, it will be covered. You can get a pair of used ones from Ebay for around $1k.

 

[chattanoogastinger]

Obviously you know that your tint caused the issue. Either by heat build up, or little stress fractures.

Will they cover it? Maybe, if you can convince them it sits out in the sun or some plausible story.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'm looking to get my front end PPF'd and was considering the headlights too...but not if it causes that.

Why would you take the PPF off the headlights anyway? Mine still looks practically brand new nearly four years later.

 

[G-594521]

Same thing is happening to my wife’s Kia sorento and we never applied tint or any after market product to the lights. Would the cracks be covered under warranty?

 

[G-903147]

I have the same cracks in my stinger’s headlight. Have you got it fixed?

 

[lostangeleman]

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2018 AWD GT2 42k miles

I recently had some vinyl tint removed from my headlight and upon delivery I immediately see this BS that my headlight got. Ive tried cleaning and polishing and no success. Upon research it looks like this is a permanent issue that can only be fixed by entire assembly replacement. I'm still well into the warranty period of "bumper to bumper" and want to know with y'alls experience if a dealer will genuinely entertain this as a warranty fix. These assemblies are like $1400 a piece and not worth the cost imo. thanks ahead of time for any tips.

what you could do, is leave the car running until it kills the battery inside the headlights. or do what my headlight is being replaced for, make a hole in the headlight lamp so it leaks, keep it there for a few days, and then go into service explaining the leak started before the crack. they’ll replace that under warranty for sure.

getting mines done for a legit leak in the headlights, so maybe it’s something that happens common enough they won’t batter an eye at it.

 

[D.J.]

Could the vinyl tint cause that crazing...perhaps because there was heat buildup that the vinyl wouldn't allow the headlight to properly dissipate??
Curious, I'm looking to get my front end PPF'd and was considering the headlights too...but not if it causes that.

Heat buildup from what? The sun?

 

[D.J.]

Same thing is happening to my wife’s Kia sorento and we never applied tint or any after market product to the lights. Would the cracks be covered under warranty?

Why don't you ask the warranty provider (Kia) and you can tell us?

 

[D.J.]

what you could do, is leave the car running until it kills the battery inside the headlights.

Battery inside headlight?
Typo?