996 headlights are yellowing...PLEASE HELP
#1
996 headlights are yellowing...PLEASE HELP
i've had the car now for 3 months and it sleeps outside, so the miami sun is already taking it's toll on my cars beautiful droopy eyes.
can the lenses be cleaned/polished to restore them?
can the lenses be cleaned/polished to restore them?
#2
detailing the headlights/lens
hi there,
i had the same problem. what the detail shop told me to do what to use a wax/polish with a de-oxydizer in it. like a compound with a very very light grit. also, there is a polish you can use for plastic (like the plastic windows in convertibles) that is a rubbing compound that helps remove scratches and dullness.
other than that, i saw in performance parts/automotion.com that they have a plastic healight decal sticker that goes right over the top of the headlight. it can help protect it from sun exposure.
best of luck!
i had the same problem. what the detail shop told me to do what to use a wax/polish with a de-oxydizer in it. like a compound with a very very light grit. also, there is a polish you can use for plastic (like the plastic windows in convertibles) that is a rubbing compound that helps remove scratches and dullness.
other than that, i saw in performance parts/automotion.com that they have a plastic healight decal sticker that goes right over the top of the headlight. it can help protect it from sun exposure.
best of luck!
#7
because i was at one local tires plus store and they have a service of buffing up plastic headlights, but since i wasn't sure what mine are, i didn't try it out.
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Be careful with polishing the cover glass (resp. Lexan) of the lights because it is hardened.
This means if you remove the top layer the lights will be even more sensitive.
Cleaning the Xenon/HID lenses is no problem.
Just remove the projector. It is mounted with four torx screws (size 20).
After removing it you can reduce the projector to small pieces.
If the projector is removed, also clean the cover glass from the inside.
Always use a micro-fiber cloth - so there won´t be any scratches.
I also mounted new HID lamps.
The result could look like this:
This means if you remove the top layer the lights will be even more sensitive.
Cleaning the Xenon/HID lenses is no problem.
Just remove the projector. It is mounted with four torx screws (size 20).
After removing it you can reduce the projector to small pieces.
If the projector is removed, also clean the cover glass from the inside.
Always use a micro-fiber cloth - so there won´t be any scratches.
I also mounted new HID lamps.
The result could look like this:
#15
wow! i'm glad i read the replies before i polished mine! maybe the detail shop that told me to polish them are a bit old school. always best to ask the pros, and that would be the guys here at 6speed! they have been there...done that!
thanks for the info!
thanks for the info!