So I've been living with a cracked headlight (99 Forester) for a while and am finally thinking about doing something about it. Question for all you gurus...

 

The crack is in the glass lense itself - the rest of the headlight assy is AOK. Looking at the assembly on the car, it appears that the glass lense is held to the "body" of the headlight by some little black clips. Looks like one could just replace the lense without replacing the whole headlight unit itself.

 

BUT... when I look at the service manual drawings and the part breakdowns on the web, it appears that the only thing I can buy NEW is the whole headlight assembly itself. Seems like a waste of parts (and money!)

 

Have folks found the same thing, or have you been able to replace just the lense?

 

Thanks!

Kurt

Its one peice. Best bet is to look on ebay. Its not glass its a polycarbonite. hehe dont ask the dealership how much for one you will faint.

 

 

nipper

you could try an on line wholesale site like:

 

https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html

 

i work there.. have questions, let me know.

 

genuine parts... 35% off list!

 

Jamie