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How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135930 08/29/01 05:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 314 London,Ontario,Canada N Not Jap OP Member
OP Not Jap Member N Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 314 London,Ontario,Canada	What are the necessary steps I must take to make them look new again? What products do I use? They are starting to look horrible, all faded and scratched up. Thanks Black 98' Merc Stique GS MTX Duratec Cat-back 2.5" SS plumbing with Flowmaster 40 muffler KKM True Rev induction Eibach Lowering Springs 16" Fast 17 wheels with 225/50/16 Potenza RE910's Code alarm with pager 20% tint on sides and 5% on back Alpena Racing pedals Painted calipers (black) 55W & 65W Xenon Headlamps Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF with Ford FM Clear Side Markers w/orange bulbs Removed rear badging "Park it, or put a porch on it!"

Re: How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135931 08/29/01 05:20 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 31 M moss_98svt Member
moss_98svt Member M Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 31	Mine did the same thing that yours are doing. Is it some kind of gritty stuff that wont clean up. Thats what mine had and i couldnt clean it with anything. I asked around to various people and everything they said didn;t even touch it. I had to just end up getting the whole new assembly from ford. But luckilly mine was still under warranty!! moss_98svt 1998 svt - kkm intake wings west touring style wing borla cat-back exhaust kenwood head unit with jbl 10" sub painted calipers sidemarkers

Re: How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135932 08/29/01 05:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 852 Montreal, Quebec, Canada M mangler Member
mangler Member M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 852 Montreal, Quebec, Canada	I know Meguiars makes a plastic polish, i will be looking into this soon also. It supposedly works wonders for instrument cluster lenses and convertible plastic windows, so it should work well for this also. Marco Tatta 98.5 SE MTX, Duratec EGR block, fog light fix, custom shift boot, monsterflow intake, Ecotek valve Quasi dual cardoctor exhaust. Hacksaw short shift, Momo race "s" carbon knob, ghetto rear strut bar, 16 inch cougar wheels with 225/50/16 kumho 712s

Re: How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135933 08/29/01 05:57 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 305 Ann Arbor, MI A A2Steve Member
A2Steve Member A Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 305 Ann Arbor, MI	It sounds bizarre, but toothpaste is actually really good for getting small scratches out of plastic. '00 CSVT #570 - 3L

Re: How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135934 08/29/01 06:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,268 Bernalillo, NM C CRZYDRVR Member
CRZYDRVR Member C Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,268 Bernalillo, NM	Yes, toothpaste will work pretty well. Dont expect it to get all the scratches off, though. -Ken V. psycho_bass@hotmail.com My Car

Re: How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135935 08/29/01 07:03 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 448 65583, USA T Tom Moderator
Tom Moderator T Joined: May 2000 Posts: 448 65583, USA	I too started to notice that my headlights were starting to fade and turn an ugly yellow-ish tint. Turns out the first layer of plastic was chipping off, so I actually took the wifes clear fingernail polish and put a thin layer over it. It actually worked and you can't tell until you get REALLY close to them. 97 sport MTX zetec inside profile

Re: How do I polish up my headlamp lenses? #135936 08/29/01 07:57 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 546 casselberry, fl F fazzman Member
fazzman Member F Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 546 casselberry, fl	I use Blue Coral wheel polish. Worked damm good!!!! Comes in a little blue plastic can. Nick F. 01 Focus ZX3 MTX borla, eibach pro kit and dampers, dual guage pod (a/f and volt), jvc kd-sh99 96 Contour GL atx-zetec Yes its a zetec, we were here before vtec, so we are not copying!

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