Headlight Nightmare

contact your insurance company and see if they have coverage for incidentals like rocks hitting the car. I know many policies have free coverage for rocks hitting windshields....maybe they can do something for the headlight.

Even if you paid your deductible to fix the headlight, it should be less than $1300 and it shouldn't count against you since it's not your fault.

 

$1,300! Sorry to hear that. Why does that not surprise me?! A simple lens change turns into a whole new headlight and a major expense. (Or a simple bulb replacement in the rear, requires you to remove the entire tail light assembly?)

I follow those big rigs often when driving on the freeway. Kind of like "drafting." They kick up a lot of rocks and debris. I should probably stop doing that. (And speaking of moisture, did you see that thread about water in the headlights of a new Prius? Say it ain't so, Joe!)

 

How bad is the damage, and where on the lens is it cracked? Please post pictures.

 

congrats on your new ride and welcome! 250k out of your '10 was terrific. can you wait until one shows up in the salvage yard?

 

Yeah, it used to be $20 for a new sealed beam. We progress.

I wonder, could it be repaired like they do windshield chips??

 

Same thing happened to me after I got my PiP in 2012. Barely 1 month after I got the car, I hit a box that dropped off another car. Cracked the LED turn signal/fog light. Repair was north of $3000 including a replacement bumper. Its just bad luck.

If the car was old, I would've just taped up the LED light with clear tape and the scratches on the bumper was no big deal. Since it was new I decided to pay my deductible and my insurance company promptly removed my good driver discount.

 

You did not mention a wrecking year option.
Insurance claim may be best.

Preventative maintenance...the aftermarket sells clear plastic protectors, like from 3M brand (I can't recall the other brands) to cover the lenses.
$50 to $100 may be the price for that.
I have these covers on other vehicles and well worth the price.

 

Oy, that's not repairable!

 

The good thing is that the damage is away from the lowbeam projector so it doesn't interfere with the light pattern.

 

Lol, love the Monty Python and the Holy Grail quote!

 

I've got a vague recollection the quote was from a skit with a guy bicycling around English countryside. Every time he'd take a tumble he'd log in his diary how the various foods he was packing survived the crash. And the flesh wound bit was after he was hit by a couple with car, discussing things with them, while blood squirts out of his neck, in time with his heart beat, lol.

 

looks good! that's my story and i'm sticking to it. wait for a junker.

 

I got a crack in my passenger side headlight 2018 2 eco and it now has condensation. Worked for a while but just recently began to flicker both headlights! Driver side doesn't flicker if i pull the passenger side fuse but both flicker if I leave them in. Any advice how to stop the flickering?