Headlight Washer Covers

**downhillracer** · 09-04-2008 01:41 PM

SO...I lost my headlight washer cover

The dealer only sells them unpainted....does anyone know if anyone sells them painted? also has anyone ran into this problem before...how can i put it on so it wont come off again?
Thoughts....

**absolutegtr** · 09-04-2008 01:46 PM

Easiest way to gain access to the headlight washers is to have them activate and try and grab them as soon as they pop out....otherwise you will have to remove the front bumper.

I cant see how the cover would pop off though....They are a pain to get off, as it is..

**downhillracer** · 09-04-2008 01:50 PM

well i was doing about 85 when i washed the windshield... so i am guessing thats when it popped off...

**Mark** · 09-04-2008 02:29 PM

chalk it up to bad luck in lossing one . . . they usually are solid at high speeds.

your best bet to get one painted for cheap is to go to a salvage yard and get one there. otherwise mixing the paint for that small job wouldn't be worth the price, unless you can get it painted at the same time they are spraying the same color code on another job.

**Pr0n** · 09-04-2008 02:42 PM

The dealer might paint them, but charge you labour. You could go to a paint/body shop, but will the cost in paint & labour be worth it?

**Cipherex** · 09-05-2008 12:18 PM

I lost one too during the winter last year, but still havent replaced it.

What was the dealers price?

**scorneil** · 09-05-2008 02:03 PM

the dealer with sell you OEM paint in a small aerosol. DIY, it's a small little thing.

**downhillracer** · 09-06-2008 03:40 AM

Well i went to the dealer today....the price was not too bad...$19 for one...so i bought a right and left (just in case i loose the right one i will have an extra already painted) and am getting them painted and matched for $90...... damn cars haha (Id have so much extra cash if i didn't love my car so much)

**vdubstreets** · 09-06-2008 04:13 PM

dont spend 90 bucks to get them painted thats FUCKEN rediculous!!! go to a local auto paint store, give them your paint code they will mix a spray can and paint them yourself. also get a can of good clear, the good clear. It will probally cost you less then 40 bucks. And do it yourself take your time thin coats.

**Blockis** · 07-18-2015 08:27 PM

I apologize that this is quite the bump, but I'm sure there's people still searching how to do this, so this is how I managed to do replace the caps myself:

// If you're curious to what the crap is, I used some kind of plastic super glue to hold it down during the winter. Just replaced both caps the right way today.