Fixing Broken headlight

keano16 · 05-18-2024, 10:21 PM

Hi guys

I hit something and the front headlight is cracked. Could I try to use some king of an epoxy to glue the crack?

Or do I need to replace the whole light?

Tommo3 · 05-19-2024, 02:50 AM

Only you can really answer that. I would suggest that epoxy would show and alter the beam pattern.

lllRazorlll · 05-19-2024, 08:13 AM

Best thing is to take the headlight out of the car and replace the lens cover. It's pretty involved but that's the best way to do it without replacing the headlight (even with a used one) and having to recode it (which is effectively quicker and I know someone who can code)

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keano16 Private 18 Rep 58 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	Fixing Broken headlight Hi guys I hit something and the front headlight is cracked. Could I try to use some king of an epoxy to glue the crack? Or do I need to replace the whole light?
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Tommo3 Private First Class 57 Rep 195 Posts Drives: 2018 F31 318d Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: South of France iTrader: (0)	Only you can really answer that. I would suggest that epoxy would show and alter the beam pattern.
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lllRazorlll Private First Class 32 Rep 114 Posts Drives: 2014 435i Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	Best thing is to take the headlight out of the car and replace the lens cover. It's pretty involved but that's the best way to do it without replacing the headlight (even with a used one) and having to recode it (which is effectively quicker and I know someone who can code)
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