Anyone else encounter this situation and if you have, what did you do, if anything? I have had the car only one month and now both headlights look like this!

 

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Thanks. I searched and must have read 30 threads about headlights, but not that one. I'll give the suggestions a shot.

 

Yeah there's a lot out there for sure. You can either remove the lens or reach in and glue it back like that one person did.

 

I managed to get mine from the back side. I figured for the few hours it was going to take me, it was worth a shot.

It wasn't THAT bad to be honest, but it was not exactly straight forward to find/make/cobble the proper tools to get lined up right and then glue it. I had to take out the cornering light reflector and get clever to hold things while getting the glue where I wanted it, but it's held up for the time being- maybe 2k miles now in temperatures between 65 and 10F. I

Fingers crossed.

 

I thought I should update this thread with my approach and results. I bought some good double-sided tape that I wrapped around my middle finger, inserted it into the hole above the light fixture, pressed it against the lens, and pulled the lens into place. I managed to extract my finger without knocking the lens back out and then used a tiny artist's brush to "paint" the edge of the lens and the housing with some silicone adhesive that goes on white and dries clear. I just took the car on a 1,500 mile trip and the lenses remained in place.

Hopefully this helps someone else with the same issue.

Opened this...

Inserted finger...

The end result...

 

Wow, good work. That certainly looks tricky

 

Love these posts where people have a common problem and are clever in their methods are successful with their unique approach and share those results for all to see and apply when needed. Thanks

 

thanks for coming back with a solution. so many unsolved threads on here. lol

I had a similar issue, I ended up just taking that as an opportunity to open the headlights and upgrade the halos. I couldnt get it back on throught the back or the top and I have small hands. props to you lol