2010 headlight lens melting/frosted

[McGuyver_3]

right, but anytime you R&R or replace a headlight... the aim will be off... which is why it always needs to be reaimed, much like R&Ring suspension parts... but most people are lazy and don't care to do it

I dont aggree with that because i have replaced several headlights and have never had to realign them sure i checked the alignment but knock on wood never had to adjust them

[TheMAN]

you sure you're talking about headlight housings and not bulbs right?

[McGuyver_3]

Yes i work ata delaerrship in service and have replaced several headlight assemblies and have not had to readjust them. I even did it with my old mazda

[TheMAN]

you're lucky then
because I replaced plenty of headlights myself, including a BK 3... it was all slightly off

even my own 3 that was hit before... it was slightly off

[McGuyver_3]

Of course i do check them but in pretty much all cases i have never had to relevel them. Just when people come in with the bulbs not installed correctly and they adjust the headlight upwards so much to compensate for the aim towards the ground which they are lucky the lights dont burn in to the reflector otherwise it would mean BIG money for a replacement

[BeEvil]

So I was washing my car tonight and guess what I found...the other headlight is now fogging. I'll call the dealership tomorrow and ask that they now order the other headlight so i can get them both replaced at the same time. Wish they would have listened to me in the first place. I told them that at night you could tell it was starting to fog and now it's starting to show during the day.

Guys, keep an eye on your headlights they are bound to go.

BeEvil

[pacmann33]

that really really really sucks....something like this can easily make the extended warranty worthwhile, since the cost of each headlight on these factory HID's is astronomical!

[McGuyver_3]

KNOCK ON WOOD i do not have any fogging as of yet but i am monitoring on a daily

[Logikz]

This is ridiculous...I brought my car in to Westowne Mazda and they said they'd have to contact Mazda before they can replace my headlights...it's been a 2 weeks and they still haven't gotten any reply from them
So...now i'm stuck waiting -_-....

[McGuyver_3]

keep following up with them maybe even show them the thread.

[mazda lover]

that really really really sucks....something like this can easily make the extended warranty worthwhile, since the cost of each headlight on these factory HID's is astronomical!

would the extended warranty cover the lights? might not, read the fine print..

[McGuyver_3]

I personally have the bumper to bumper extended and i am pretty sure it would cover it depends on the type of extended you have and who it is with

[tonyzoomzoom]

There is a Transport Canada issued safety recall on the 2010 headlight issue

2010 Mazda3
Vehicles affected: 5,738
On certain vehicles, a part of the headlight housing where the daytime running light (DRL) bulb is attached may be damaged by heat from the bulb when the vehicle is left idling for an extended period, or while driving in slow-moving traffic. In the worst case, the housing may be deformed, resulting in bulb detachment. Dealers will repair the housing.

[McGuyver_3]

HMMM thats good to know so that should mean that a bunch of us should be getting letters then soon i suppose? How are they going to "fix" the lens? lol Are they going to bake them open and replace only the lenses LOL

[Prima Tech Aaron]

Learned something new. I hven't seen a 2010 vomr in with fogged lighs yet.
btw I saw BeEvil's car whn it came in. I didn't work on it so I didn't see the lights. just a heads up, they won't order the other light just because you call and say it's fogged. A tech has to check it and order the parts because we're responsible for everything we change.

oh and you guys can check your headligt aim easily by marking out a grid on a wall in front of a flat surface. I belive the car should be 10 feet from the wall. mark the center of the car on the wall. then mark five feet up the wall.
with low beams on they should showbelow the 5 foot line slightly to the right. high beams on should just be above the line. the left one should be slightly more towards the center line. this is just a rough check, but works well.

[BeEvil]

Learned something new. I hven't seen a 2010 vomr in with fogged lighs yet.
btw I saw BeEvil's car whn it came in. I didn't work on it so I didn't see the lights. just a heads up, they won't order the other light just because you call and say it's fogged. A tech has to check it and order the parts because we're responsible for everything we change.

oh and you guys can check your headligt aim easily by marking out a grid on a wall in front of a flat surface. I belive the car should be 10 feet from the wall. mark the center of the car on the wall. then mark five feet up the wall.
with low beams on they should showbelow the 5 foot line slightly to the right. high beams on should just be above the line. the left one should be slightly more towards the center line. this is just a rough check, but works well.

Yes, I realize that now. In a way I don't like that they don't trust the customer. If I say it's bad why can't they just order a headlight? If the customer is wrong or lied then the part can go in to stock and would eventually be used. But I do see the reasoning behind this policy as well. There are a lot of less that honest people out there.

I'm bringing the car back in to get the headlight replaced next Wednesday. I'm busy all week this week.

BeEvil

[McGuyver_3]

They can't just take order in a headlamp because of the price and once they have it and don't use it its a burden for the dealerr to sit on such a high valued part. Tjats the way it is at my dealer. But if we sit on the part for to long I think 3 months at max it gets sent back to the warehouse but its still X amount of dollars that could have been saved to bring down warranty pricing index. Yeah sounds messed up but it all has to be taken in to consideration

[BeEvil]

They can't just take order in a headlamp because of the price and once they have it and don't use it its a burden for the dealerr to sit on such a high valued part. Tjats the way it is at my dealer. But if we sit on the part for to long I think 3 months at max it gets sent back to the warehouse but its still X amount of dollars that could have been saved to bring down warranty pricing index. Yeah sounds messed up but it all has to be taken in to consideration

I totally understand. I just hate making an extra trip to the dealership. I'd rather just go in and get both replaced in one shot. It stands to reason that if one goes the other is going as well. Plus I had already mentioned to the service adviser that the other was on the way out. At night with the lights on you could tell it was getting fogged. But I couldn't demonstrate that during the day. Would have been nice to have them take my word for it, but a few bad apples ruin it for the rest of us. I just want to have a good relationship with the service department. Not that this has soured me, as I understand where they are coming from. Plus policy usually comes from the top. So not their fault.

BeEvil

[TheMAN]

They can't just take order in a headlamp because of the price and once they have it and don't use it its a burden for the dealerr to sit on such a high valued part. Tjats the way it is at my dealer. But if we sit on the part for to long I think 3 months at max it gets sent back to the warehouse but its still X amount of dollars that could have been saved to bring down warranty pricing index. Yeah sounds messed up but it all has to be taken in to consideration

mazda dealers can always send back parts within a 30-45 day period with no penalty/handling/freight costs because mazda uses a dedicated delivery system, unlike some other smaller brands that depend on 3rd party commercial shippers (which then those dealers have to pay a shipper like UPS to return parts)

[pacmann33]

Lars, how many kms on your car so far?

Glad to hear they are replacing them. Hope the replacements don't have the same issue! I will monitor my lights when I get the car next week.

[vcp]

I am just shy of 17 000 km as well. I got the car used though and noticed it before picking the car up. It had 15 000 km at the time.

[vcp]

I sure do.

[davis]

Does that mean Mazda will issue letters of recalls soon?

There is a Transport Canada issued safety recall on the 2010 headlight issue

2010 Mazda3
Vehicles affected: 5,738
On certain vehicles, a part of the headlight housing where the daytime running light (DRL) bulb is attached may be damaged by heat from the bulb when the vehicle is left idling for an extended period, or while driving in slow-moving traffic. In the worst case, the housing may be deformed, resulting in bulb detachment. Dealers will repair the housing.

[vcp]

Here are a few pics that I took and sent off to the dealership to hopefully expedite the repair/replacement.

Passenger side:







Driver side:

[McGuyver_3]

dam now i really want to inspect my headlights a little closer this is starting to get brutal