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bloody rip off ... you can buy a random orbiter and some heavy cut polish, wet sand the lenses a bit with a fine sandpaper (4000 grit or so) ... Same result in < 1 hour and you will have a RO to keep and some money left over as well. Maybe I'm just mad cause mine are f*ked from the inside :(

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looks nice man, so that set u back 70 per light? they didnt do the inside? i only have 1 light with the yellow ting problem... hmmm considering these guys...

how long did it take em?

I wasn't at home at the time but I think about an hour or so

bloody rip off ... you can buy a random orbiter and some heavy cut polish, wet sand the lenses a bit with a fine sandpaper (4000 grit or so) ... Same result in < 1 hour and you will have a RO to keep and some money left over as well. Maybe I'm just mad cause mine are f*ked from the inside :)

I did pretty much the same thing by hand with PlastX but it really doesn't last long (maybe I just have a weak arm :( . I thought my problem was coming from the inside too (because of the visable cracks) but after the outside was done properly it is safe to say the problem was from the outside.

It would be interesting if someone did have a ballpark figure for what it costs in getting thew inside done though!

Hey there,

Maybe pm Steve, as he ran a Group Buy for Headlight reconditioning a while back.

He might have some contact to get the headlights done inside and out.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/He...p;hl=headlights

Chris

Yeah i've read that thread previously, but at the end he says "Please dont PM me asking if this can still be done, if it could be the GB would still be open"

So i assumed that the business that was doing the work was no longer interested... :huh:

Plastifusion Aust Pty Ltd

Unit 2/170 Sunny hlt Rd , Blacktown

02 9831 8018

These guys quoted me something like $160 dollars each to pull appart the headlight and buff the inside and outside.

Wasnt realy an option for me as i like on the coast and getting there was a pain. But if someone wants to give them a go and let the rest of us know would be good

my r33 had the same problem,headlights were a very dull yellow colour, i used a glassylite kit on them and they now look great. Took me about an hour all up but it was worth it. After you have cleaned them up there is a coating that goes on over the top to keep them looking nice and clear for a longer period of time...hopefully i wont have to do it again for a while,also noticed a huge difference when driving at night. :P

you can get it from ebay turbo piston.

just put a cloth or masking tape over the frontbar below the headlight to protect it.

img onna have a crack at glasslyte. its only $30~ so see how that goes, plastiX didnt do that good of a job

i've also purchased a cutting & polishing mit for my orbital, just used normal car polish and plastiX but didnt do much, perhaps i need polish cut wax?

eug, is that $25 per light or for both?

is it guaranteed to last or will it yellow in few months time? (do you put some sort of protective layer on it).

im pretty sure mines on the inside but id like to be proven wrong and cant go wrong for $25

Just looked into it, I can get it from Amazon. Do you just need the one kit? Is it possible that it can damage your paint on the front bumper if you miss?

i got mine from ebay for a little over $30...i used masking tape around the light so i didnt scratch any paintwork

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