Anybody know what this is?
Looks like corrosion. It's on the exterior.
More importantly - Do you know how to clean it up?

 

looks like the paint buffer got a little compound into the plastic...

 

looks like some kind of a soap residue, in which case it should come right off. try scratching it with your nail to see if it's something that sits on top of the plastic.

 

I am also interested in restoring the brand new look on my headlights and fog lights. Especially fog lights, I cant stand the little rock chip specs that remain after a wash.

See this thread for more info on polishing:
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...polishing.html

The static caused by the pad rubbin on plastic can fry your front control module. See this thread for more info: https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...see-image.html

 

Goto Mother's Car Care website. I remember seeing a video on polishing your headlights to look new again. I think you can buy a polishing ball that goes on a cordless drill and the polishing compound to work with it.

 

On some cars, you'll notice the plastic headlights housing starting to yellow. What I use on my wife's Camry is Maguiers Plast-X. It really restores our headlights however, I dont know if your issue is on the exterior or interior of the headlamps housing.

 

Looks like the beginning of the typical headlight corrosion and "yellowing" that we see very often down here in Florida. A good headlight polish should take care of it. Give a shout to Phil at DetailersDomain. He set me up with a product a while back, I just can't remember what it was.

Usually this happens because most people wash and wax their cars, but very few people ever put any kind of wax or protectant on their headlights. The plastic eventually discolors after time.

 

Here is a quick home made solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sraPOjkN4E&NR=1 LMAO

 

+1....used this on cabriolet top on a 993(window)

 

I don't understand the fying of the control module issue.
What if you remove the headlights for polishing, or disconnect the battery, would that make a difference?
CATTMAN

 

LOL......done that twice!
I cannot explain it BUT it has happened!


Stacy

 

Basically rubbing a pad on plastic causes static electricity. Similar to walking on carpet with rubber soles on a low humidity day. Static electricity builds up in your body until you discharge by touching a grounded metal object or another person. You feel a zap which is really a couple of thousand volts going through your finger onto the other object. You get to live and tell the story because it is low amperage. It is high amperage that kills a person, not high voltage. On the other hand, high voltage can and will cause severe damage to electronics.

Apparently the control module is not properly grounded to prevent static electricity from getting to its internals. I think I also read somewhere that this is only a problem with 2007 and earlier 997 models.

Due to this flaw by the Porsche engineering team you get to pay for the damage if the car is out of warranty.

 

LOL the F...bombs!