Maintaining Your Kia Puddle Lights: Cleaning, Care & Longevity Tips
The puddle lights on your Kia add a unique flair whenever you open the door. They are decorative and functional. But like all lighting and decorative accessories, unless you maintain them well enough, they will not be perfect forever.
Puddle lights are subject to dirt, moisture, road grime, and salt, and these can break down the craftsmanship of your puddle lights. With regular maintenance, you can have your Kia Puddle Lights projecting sharp and clear. The design is vivid and long-lasting without fading, fogging, or dimming.
Design and installation are not the only things. On Custom Puddle Lights, the puddle lights are stated to be never to fade, weatherproof, and made with the best glass-engraved lenses. Nevertheless, even the finest elements require careful maintenance: dirt or mineral deposits on the lens will blur the image, moisture inside the casing will corrode inner components, UV radiation can turn plastics yellow or crack them, and vibration and impacts can loosen the connector. A little problem overlooked will cause big trouble, dark or distorted projection, foggy lenses, or even short-circuiting. That is why cleaning, seals, and environmental protection are the key to maintaining your Kia Puddle Lights.
Cleaning and Caring for your Lights
1. Gentle Cleaning of Lenses
Wipe the loose dust or debris using a soft microfiber cloth. Do not use rough cloths or brushes that can scratch the glass or coating.
On more stubborn dirt, including bird droppings, road tar, salt, a weak solution of soap (pH-balanced, low-profile automotive soap), and warm water. Apply gently. Wash using clean water to prevent the presence of soap that may disperse light.
Dry completely. In the long run, clouding or water stains may develop where the dampness or water spots are.
2. Seal and Housing Periodic Inspections
Whether it is around the lens or the housing, especially the point at which the housing crosses the door or the mounting point, check the seals around it regularly, say after every few months. Find cracking, lifting, or breaks. Check the silicone gaskets or rubber seals. They may be changed or repaired when they look stiff, cracked, or pressed. A frequent cause of failure is moisture intrusion.
Should any condensation occur in the inside of the housing, take away the light (where possible), dry it down, inspect the seal, and replace it when necessary.
3. Guard Against UV, Salt, And Rough Weather
In case your locality applies road salt (in winter seasons), clean the under-door sections and puddle lights regularly to take off salt corrosion. Small fasteners may be corroded by salt even when the housing is made of metal or is coated.
When you can, park in the shade or under cover to minimize UV. Even the good quality light that never fades still has the advantage of lower intensity of the sunshine.
Light dry-clean after heavy rain or car wash, seal checks. Use of pressure washers at the rates of seals or lenses should be avoided at very close distances since the water can penetrate through high-pressure water.
4. Wiring, Mounting & Protection
Always make sure mounting screws or clips are tight and secure. When road driven, they can be loosened because of vibration, resulting in misalignment or even rattling.
Check wiring due to wear, abrasion, or moisture. Where wiring must go around sharp edges on metals or along low areas, provide protective tubing or conduit.
Ensure that connectors remain dry, and apply dielectric grease where necessary to aid in avoiding corrosion of connections.
Advantages of good Maintenance
When well-maintained, your Kia Puddle Lights will be your shining light, clear and sleek for many years to come. Image clarity, color, and brightness are preserved, water damage and corrosion are prevented, and resale or aesthetic value is maintained with good maintenance. On top of that, there is nothing like having the confidence of knowing the accessories on your Kia are present and doing their job.
Your Kia Puddle Lights are not just a decoration, it is part of the experience when getting in and out of your car. They can deliver grace and continue to work with the help of easy caring measures, such as soft cleaning, seal checking, UV and salt protection, and wiring and mounting control. Just in time, you desire accessories that not only look great but also continue to impress long into the future. Discover the Kia collection on Custom Puddle Lights and choose Kia Puddle Lights made to be lasting, and of which you will be proud to be seen.
