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Old 09-09-13, 01:59 PM
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faded headlight covers..

Has anyone ever experienced this? I mean, rest of the paint is okay/decent, but the headlight covers are very faded, much moreso than any other paint on the car.

It is VR.

I ask because I am wondering if they are not original covers, seems to make no sense that they would fade unevenly unless he had some sort of funny car cover on it

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I'm not sure if its common for the FD headlight covers, but older cars paint will fade differently depending on the material, ie. metal doors vs plastic bumpers.
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VR plastics fade badly, that's a sign of original paint. I've seen many VR cars with pink mirrors and headlight covers.

If the tabs are still good, get the covers repainted. If they're broken/breaking, get new headlight covers.

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headlight covers are a wear item, buy a new pair, have em painted, put em on and sell your old ones.
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okay awesome good to know, thanks guys
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