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Hey all.

as everyone no's the headlights on r33's go a yellow colour and im not to keen on restoring them but i would like to have a fiddle with them before i get a new set (backs are cracked from front bar pushing them up).

has anyone ever cut the front lense of? their is the big clear lense but ive noticed under their is a frame with lenses blocking of each individual bulb so i was thinking about cutting of the clear sheild and maby silicone (neatly) the other lenses so its waterproof?

would be cool if someone could post some pics or instructions on how they did it?

NSFW for help :thumbsup:

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from memory the yellowing is on the outside, in which u can use a headlight restoration kit (found at supercheap autobarn etc etc) but if the discolouration is on the inside, remove any clips holding the lense on (note; remove from the plastic side never the lense side, even when reinstalling), use a heat gun and warm up the headlight lense without melting anything, this will then release the seal/bond between the headlight and the lense.

then hopefully you can repair what damage mother nature has done to your headlights.

hope this helps in the fixing of your headlights, havent done this to mine but ive done plenty at work over the space of my apprenticeship

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sky017

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grab some cutting compound on the buffer wheel , make sure you mix with a little water and apply with a pad . buff it 2 times over , then just use some kitten cut and polish for the last clean . give it a little wipe over with micro fibre after.

i did mine tonight as iv picked up a new 33 as a project , and they were yellow as all hell . cant stand them , they look terrible . now they are cystal clear.

you can always buy plastix X , but i find this method to work deeper to get it looking good , then you can possibly go over it with plastic x

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