Application:  Headlamp Sun Shield

Program:  FCA Jeep Compass

Process/Tooling:  Thixomolded Mg

Material:  AZ91D Mg with Black Paint.

Weight Savings:  200 grams

Design: 

• Replaced plastic shield that was warping due to sunload (close proximity to glass projector lens)
• Complex angularity
• Replaced plastic 1-for-1
• High heat black paint