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You will find that your lights are crazed ( they have tiny little cracks on the lens from exposure to the sun) nothing short of changing them can fix it . Put your lights on at night and look in the lens you will the tiny little cracks . Polishing them fixes it for a little while, well makes them look better, not realy fixes them.

Mine are pretty bad on my R33, so i was going to replace them, but everywhere i inquire they all want anywhere from 350 to 450 per head light.

Is there anywhere I can get a set from that is not going to hurt my hip pocket to much. 700-900 for a pair of second hand oem headlights is a bit steep for me.....unless im cheap :D

I see some on US Ebay second hand ones that start low, but unsure if they will comply with AU standards?

Is it possible just to replace the headlight lenses wit new ones?? I know they're sealed on,

but are there places that heat off the old one and can fit a new one on? Can you buy just the lenses from nissan?

S2 Headlights new from nissan are $500+ each

Mine are pretty bad on my R33, so i was going to replace them, but everywhere i inquire they all want anywhere from 350 to 450 per head light.

Is there anywhere I can get a set from that is not going to hurt my hip pocket to much. 700-900 for a pair of second hand oem headlights is a bit steep for me.....unless im cheap :D

I see some on US Ebay second hand ones that start low, but unsure if they will comply with AU standards?

I have a good pair, no fogging and nothing broken you can have them for $350.

Get some really fine sandpaper, and some warm soapy water, and sand the headlights until you get a milky residue.

You can repeat again with a more corse paper, but still really fine.

Then cut and polish it with some good polish.

Has worked for me before, so give that a go.

Takes away the hazey yellow layer, and makes them pretty damn clear.

My xenons have gas marks on the inside of the lens, and from what i've heard the lights are totally sealed so apart from using a heat gun or something to open em up anyone else opened R34 len's ot cleaning the inside of them?

I use Meguires PlastX. It's a clear plastic polish specially designed for faded plastic and works pretty well. A few people i know thought i replaced the headlight. For $18 you cant really fault it except that you have to re-apply it every 1-2 months.

Edited by quiksta

lol 18 $$$$$$$$$$$$$

i just use 20 cents worth of polish and a bit of wax and it last for 2 months

has anyone else tried the wetrub with 1500 like mentioned earlier?

there is a new 29 $ dollar headlight kit i seen in supercheap but cant rem the company?

I know for the supras theres a mob that makes glass lenses for them. You can unseal the standard ones with a heat gun or oven or something, then replace the lens with a glass one and never worry about fading.

Any one made like a replacement glass lens for the skyline head lights instead of plastic??

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