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Advice & Warning Regarding Headlights

Warning

  • Most people like to get there car washed at their local car wash. Recently there has been a quite a lot of customers who think they have had acid thrown on their headlights which makes the headlights white & bubbly & can also leave white streaks including making the headlight go white & milky. With further investigation it seems car wash places are using FTAA25 a very strong Acid Based Alloy wheel cleaner liquid which is very acidic on plastic headlights & other parts of the car.

Be sure to tell the car wash attendants DO NOT PUT acidic alloy wheel degreaser anywhere other than the wheels. FTAA25 will burn through headlights & the damage is irreversible. A single headlight for latest cars including BMW`s, Audi's & Mercedes can be in excess of over £600 plus fitting cost..

Advice

  • If your car does fail its MOT because of your headlights, please do not take the advise of the garage & buy new headlights which can run into the hundreds of pounds plus fitting cost. Contact Skippy`s first to see if we can restore your headlights so your vehicle may pass its MOT.
  • Avoid using harsh chemicals to clean your car if you must please cover the headlights as chemicals made for steel & aluminum can cause trouble for modern plastic headlights.
  • Night driving visibility, Finding it harder to see while driving at night? Maybe this article can help.
  • If for any reason you remove headlights from the car be sure to wrap them up in a plastic bag. To stop dust from entering the headlamps.
  • Skippy is now offering a same day headlight restoration service for MOT failures.
  • If you have just bought a new car or even if the car is of a high end model I advice you get your headlights protected.
Replace Halogen bulbs every 18 Months just to be sure you dont get left out in the dark as they tend to go out anytime. (Better still uprgrde to LED)

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