Plastic Headlights

[Guest MRE]

Mine are a bit faded.

I have see a few R33 that have nice crystal clear ones.

Is there any products that I can use to make tham look like new.

I saw a product or 2 at Auto barn that make claims to bring them back to orignal condition.

But dont want to fork out cash for something that wont work.

[Guest Boxhead]

yeah i understand your pain mate, i have that maguairs window cleaning stuff, it doesnt work that good.. seriously i have used it once, now everytime i just use windex from under the sink hahaha....

um i was on a toyota soarer page, and they had this stuff advertised that was meant to do the trick... just go in and ask them, and show themn yoru headlights..

the mob at my autobarn are evry helpful, most of em are young and interested in cars like me... so they want to help on a mate basis aswell.. but i dunno :S

[Zahos]

There is a simple solution.... cut and polish!

Are yours white and crusty in the inner / upper corners? Mine looked really crap like that so i gave them a cut and polish (did it twice as it was done by hand) and they came out looking almost brand new!

[XrSiSt]

I think theres something from Just Jap that reduces the dullness

also. Twenty something bucks tho.

[Zahos]

why pay that much?????

any old cut and polish lying around and an old rag cost nothing and do the same thing.......

[Guest MRE]

Thanks will give it a try and post the results.

Just had the car Ming treated and Ming tinted, now the head lights look old

[jethead98]

Perspex polish should do a great job at cleaning up the lens.. Can some one tell me how to remove them, are they held by the spring clips alone or are the adhered somehow?

[two40]

i've got a brand new one on the right and a very old and faded one on the left. it looks like crap.

can you remove the covers on a 33T to clean ths inside?

[Zahos]

Try giving it a polish first....

I thought it was in the inside, and i had a look and it was too much trouble to take it off. Anyhow, I read another thread a while ago on this, so i decided to polish mine... Came up looking much better. If that doesnt work, then i guess it is on the inside (highly unlikely unless it is not sealed and is leaking somewhere).

[two40]

Originally posted by Zahos

Try giving it a polish first....

(highly unlikely unless it is not sealed and is leaking somewhere).

true. i'll give it a go next weekend. thanks

[Mick]

Plexus works realy realy good, its avaliable at most autobarn stores, its a spray kinda polish that will bing it up like brand new, it cuts and polishes clear plastic, thats whats its designed for, it also does alot of other surfaces ...

[two40]

i've never heard of that before. is it a brand or what?

[Mick]

Yep its called PLEXUS, trust me when i say its the best stuff ive tried ..... I carnt beleive how new my lenses looked ...

It was designed for aviation for cleaning there gauges and stuff..

There is an actual site for it ...

http://www.plexusplasticcleaner.com

[two40]

thanks Mick. i'll give it a go. how much does it cost?

[Guest kirby_armstrong]

anybody tried brasso???

Used it on my rear lights works sweet

[esskimodo]

Its a bit scary but acetone works well as long as you are quick and only go in one direction it simply eats the dead surface away I used it on my old TR Magna indicators which were a bit yellow and they came up like new but I would suggest a bit of practice somewhere inconspicuous first!!