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      03-15-2020, 01:57 PM   #1
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Algae growing on front lights (g30)

Hi all,

Has anyone had this issue with algae growing on the front edge of the lights? They do not seem reachable to clean. The car is still under warranty but I am unsure if they will do anything about this... Does anyone apply any solution or anything to clean this out?


https://ibb.co/J5P12zY

Any advice is much appreciated.

Also would be great if someone can recommend a way to prevent algae growing in the first place like on the window seals.

Thanks again.
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Hi all,

Has anyone had this issue with algae growing on the front edge of the lights? They do not seem reachable to clean. The car is still under warranty but I am unsure if they will do anything about this... Does anyone apply any solution or anything to clean this out?


https://ibb.co/J5P12zY

Any advice is much appreciated.

Also would be great if someone can recommend a way to prevent algae growing in the first place like on the window seals.

Thanks again.
Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
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Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
Yeh my bad... Regardless... I feel I can't remove this without taking the whole light apart
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Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
Yeh my bad... Regardless... I feel I can't remove this without taking the whole light apart
Take it back to the dealer and have that looked at. Seems like water intrusion and should be covered under warranty.
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Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
Yeh my bad... Regardless... I feel I can't remove this without taking the whole light apart
Take it back to the dealer and have that looked at. Seems like water intrusion and should be covered under warranty.
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Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
Yeh my bad... Regardless... I feel I can't remove this without taking the whole light apart
Take it back to the dealer and have that looked at. Seems like water intrusion and should be covered under warranty.
I actually like how it looks.
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Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
Yeh my bad... Regardless... I feel I can't remove this without taking the whole light apart
Take it back to the dealer and have that looked at. Seems like water intrusion and should be covered under warranty.
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Are your sure that it is algae, not moss?
Yeh my bad... Regardless... I feel I can't remove this without taking the whole light apart
Take it back to the dealer and have that looked at. Seems like water intrusion and should be covered under warranty.
I actually like how it looks.
Sure, definitely peculiar
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I actually like how it looks.
Haha I agree it's somewhat pretty cool. May just put green glow strips around that area
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