[nail-z-gull]

Last week I was annoyed to discover that the indicator in the drivers door mirror was cracked.

I ordered a replacement indicator lens to fit to the mirror and I managed to fit it last night (an acheivement for someone who has the mechanical sense of a wasp) so as I stood back to admire my work I thought I'd check to see if they still looked the same on both sides, as the NS lens was now going to be 2 years older than the replacement.

It wasn't, it was much duller, but when I looked close up I noticed that the lens on that side was also broken - although this time it looked like stone damage. I can't believe I hadn't noticed it before so I imagine it was quite recent.

Have I just been unlucky, or are these lenses a bit prone to damage? I never park on the road and always head for the opposite corner in car parks, so maybe it's just road debris that causes the damage?.

 

[eismeerblue]

I noticed a over a year ago that one of my tail lights had dust inside after a trip that included a dirt road. I asked the dealer to show me how to get inside the lens so I could clean it. I was told that it is a sealed unit with LED lights and that there is no service for it. They took a look and found that the unit was cracked and needed to be replace, then the checked the other unit and found it to be cracked in the same way. They said that shouldn't have happened and both were replaced under warranty. Apparently they were improperly installed or were under some kink of stress.

2007 year U.S. Eos are under a 3 year, bumper to bumper warranty. So I am covered until November of 2009.

Steve