Tail lights hazing over

[Dmchristie1]

Has anyone noticed hazing of the rear hatch tail lights?
Both my stingers 5k miles and 3k miles are hazing over in spots.
Kia regional says it’s my fault...as they haven’t had any other complaints. They are tough to see.

 

[mldavis2]

View attachment 6634 View attachment 6635 View attachment 6636 View attachment 6637 Has anyone noticed hazing of the rear hatch tail lights?
Both my stingers 5k miles and 3k miles are hazing over in spots.
Kia regional says it’s my fault...as they haven’t had any other complaints. They are tough to see.

Really? Sounds like yours didn't get sealed properly, or if not sealed then vented. I wouldn't bother with Kia regional. Take it to the dealer service department and have a ticket made on it. Their body shop guys will know what to do.

 

[Dmchristie1]

Hazing is external

 

[iclicku]

Have you considered how you might be cleaning your car? The plastics are just as susceptible to swirls as the clear coat when cleaning your car...

 

[Hydrajin]

Looks like UV and chemical damage, looks like the top coat has been compromised and now the acrylic is starting to oxidize due to UV and elements. This shouldn't happen for a few years at the minimum if ever, this can only occur if there is a flaw with the top coating used on the plastic or if you intentionally sand it off, no polish or cleaning product is strong enough to damage only that coat, you would notice it on the rest of the body panels too if it was polish or cleaning chemical, once this starts it'll just spread until the entire plastic lens is hazed like the old Nissan Altima and Maxima headlights that prematurely (4 to 6 years) failed and oxidized. Go see your dealership, this is a problem with the acrylic coating that they apply if it is external which is what I can tell from the photo of the reverse lamp.

 

[mldavis2]

If you had the car "coated" or used any kind of paint sealant, you might be in for trouble under warranty.

 

[AV8R]

If you had the car "coated" or used any kind of paint sealant, you might be in for trouble under warranty.

Well my ceramic was done through dealership so should be aok.

 

[mldavis2]

Well my ceramic was done through dealership so should be aok.

It's the dealer's fault if they got ceramic stuff on the plastic. On the other hand, it is the service manager of that dealership (I was a service manager for 12 years, I know) who has to "code" the repair to get it paid by Kia, and if his people did it, he might do that. It's not ethical, but that's the way the world works these days.

 

[robz32]

Agreed. If you had the car coated then whoever did the prep work damaged the UV protection coating it comes with form the factory. If that was not it, then they applied coating to it and caused the reaction you are seeing.

 

[Beege]

Ya that hazing looks like it was caused by chemicals.

They shouldn't be applying ceramic coating to the lights. What diyou wash it with? Any other chemicals come into contact with it?

 

[voon]

Looks very scratched on one image. And I'd also suspect chemical influence. The good thing is, you can just polish that away usually (machine polsiher with a light abrasive/finish compund or maybe even by hand with some muscle work).