Originally Posted by dan98z

It is *_NOT_* the blackouts that cause this! This has been brought up on ls1.com serveral times. I have seen several people with brand new camaros with these dents on the lights, seen test drive cars with the dents on them, and seen 93-97 cars that never had blackouts get the same dents. It is NOT the blackouts, it is the closeness of the bulb to the plastic and the heat produced by the bulb. I have had blackouts on my old 97 from the day it was purchased, to 6 months ago when it was sold, not a single problem. Had them on my 98 since start of 01 and havent had a problem either. I saw a local guy with a civic with blackouts on the back who replaced his bulbs with "cool" bulbs from napa and used a dremel to cut slats in the top of the brake housing to reduce heat buildup and he has had no problems. I have an a4 and drive 20 minutes in traffic everyday and that includes some extemely long stop lights. You can tint the lights with spray on tint as I have in a mod i did a write up for a short time ago. http://www.geocities.com/danslo/black/outs.html

Used testors (testors.com) brand transparent black window tint paint for model cars. Had it on like that for a good 6-7 months now, parked outside daily, and never had a problem with fading or chipping. Good luck.
-dan