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Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 8th, 2008, 10:10 am
by jman271
I bought this stuff @ NAPA for $10,(it was actually on sale for $8.18), I used a electric drill, 5 minutes per side and they came out great.
My lenses were looking a bit smoked over and my vision @ night is getting worse,(no old age comments please), so I figured I would try, check them out!
part
smoked over
cleaned
cleaned on
Hope this helps!
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 8th, 2008, 11:04 am
by Kirk95gs
Looks good! I always used Meguiars Plastx. Works great also. or you could just get jdm glass headlights

Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 8th, 2008, 11:54 am
by solo_ryder
Euro glass lights
JDM are plastic as well
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 8th, 2008, 12:03 pm
by Kirk95gs
Learned yet another thing from this board.
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 8th, 2008, 2:45 pm
by mitmaks
it will only last so long until plastic starts glazing/yellowing again.
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 8th, 2008, 5:57 pm
by jman271
True, but even if I have to do every few months, it is worth it, the kit was cheap and comes w/ 6 pads,(1 per light).
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 19th, 2008, 5:30 pm
by JNeil
Toothpaste and a stiff toothbrush work just as well if not better and it's cheaper... Just my 2 cents
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: March 19th, 2008, 7:49 pm
by mitmaks
You can try clear coating headlights. Clear coat will protect plastic lense from UV rays in turn keeping them clear for much longer.
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: April 8th, 2008, 11:16 pm
by TMP39
or you can take a bit of rim cleaner with uv protection spray it on let it sit for a second wipe it off than with a little trany fluid on a cloth wipe it again and its gets even clearer, thats what me and my buddy tried on mine and it worked really well
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 1:16 am
by zzzoomx3
i bought that same stuff at autozone for 12 bucks and it worked like a charm - i couldnt believe it! i would totally recommend it - its beats anything i've seen or heard of yet and without all the headache or hard work. - yes i can be lazy.

Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:26 am
by tomfinn
I took regular old Turtle Wax and a rag, i rubbed it on and worked it around, and it looked pretty good afterwards
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 4:41 pm
by redmxlookin4turbo
mitmaks wrote:it will only last so long until plastic starts glazing/yellowing again.
if you keep a coat of wax on them they dont turn yellow
Re: Want clear headlight lenses for $10 and 5 minutes?
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 10:13 pm
by Daninski
My buddy has a car detailing business and he does mine for free but that NAPA stuff looks great. So whats the deal with shooting them with automotive clear coat. Is it a more permenant solution? I have a spare set of headlites so I could just drop them off.