Headlight Reconditioning

[L!sa]

where can i reconditioning the headlight inside & outside ...

[JMW]

CARTOYS use to do the outsides, if not check in the cosmetic section, pretty sure there's a couple of ideas in there. Doing the inside will require heating the sealant in an oven to soften it, so you can pull them apart.

[L!sa]

yea my friend told me cartoy do it just the outside...inside of my headlight got heads of water mark on it just wondering there shud have some place to fix it rather than i f*ck it up myself lol

Edited April 9, 2009 by L!sa

[SkyHi_33]

there was a deal available on here, where you send your headlights off interstate, they clean and polish em up inside out, respray the inner plastics, assemble them and send em back.

was around $150ish if i recall correctly. but it meant no driving for 5 or so days while it was getting done.

[L!sa]

damn 150 not too bad but cant drive the car for like 5 days...a bit sux....grrrrr... awwww but i really wanna get it done lol someone should have the little shop down adelaide, i reckon lol

[L!sa]

found the new headlight for mine, brand new but they not xeon....damn lol

[Luke_ENR34]

You need to heat up the glue that holds them together. eg, put them in the oven/ heat gun. Pull them apart, get some wet and dry sand paper and go for it. Finish it off with a polish and Sikafelx back together.

[Carbon 34]

you dont need to send them off

2000 grit wet sandpaper will fix em up if bad, use lots of water and make sure its clean

Megiuars M105 on a buffer will fix up all except real deep scratches, restores to new look.

then go up to a long lasting quality car polish , stabilized for use on plastics, some will cloud them back up in days and can soften plastic so becareful, I use megiuars NXT 2.0

to do them right, perfectly new looking , contact aircraft supply store, ask them for windscreen polish for lexan, use care and some elbow grease , no worries

to split them(not recommended ?only if wet or dull inside) use exacto knife to cut gasket and heat gun very carefully to separate clear parts, then use 100% silicone in black, suitable for plastic (fishtank stuff works if you can find black) to reseal, leave to dry overnight then install, some lights have clips too, use a thin butterknife wrapped in a thin clth to lightly pry them off

do not get silicone drips or fingerprints on clean lens or you will need to start over

[L!sa]

my outside one not too bad but inside r the problem

[Carbon 34]

my outside one not too bad but inside r the problem

use care and go slow. its not hard just takes a bit of time

use as above will fix them up lisa, on R34 it looks stuffed on the inside but its reflections being created by the outside, mine did that too

unless you have a water leak do the outsides first on the car, then take a look to see if inside needs it.

ps.

tape off the rubber around the edge first, to keep in good shape and open bonnet while doing it to avoid hitting the bonnet

[Madaz]

i use silvo on the outside of mine and a nice soft bonds t shirt

[Carbon 34]

i use silvo on the outside of mine and a nice soft bonds t shirt

bet your car looks funny with a few tshirts hanging off the lights????lol

[nos man]

plastic light covers normally go yellow on the outside i think! so a buff/polish, sanding would do the job!

[Modena]

You can do it yourself... or buy a new headlight.

[TALBO]

I used Megs PlastX and they come up like new in minutes. I had thought the insides were dirty too but they weren't. it was all on the outside

[JMW]

Permatex do a little reconditioning kit, good diy. Give one of those a shot, pretty easy to follow instrutions and most parts outlets have them in stock.

[Krishy]

cut and polish and a bit of the old elbow grease and the outside of those lights come up pretty good....as for the insides got NFI

[Damo_R34]

the ONLY way to fix the inside is to chuck them in an oven, so the glue softens, remove the lens, clean, re-apply.

On a similar note, i have been trying to find replacement lenses for a while, no dice.