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Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143037 03/14/02 01:46 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 77 Minnesota C Chuck Vashro OP Member
OP Chuck Vashro Member C Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 77 Minnesota	I noticed last summer (and it is worse now) that my headlamps were looking a bit, well kinda cloudy from all of the rocks and stuff from the road hitting them , and I want to get them back to their original clarity, but I don't want to by all new headlights for this small prob. I have heard about Mother's making a clear plasitc wax (saw that on speedvision), but I can't find it anywhere in the area, so what do you all think I should do? 1998 Silver Frost Contour SVT #1031/6535 ~a few mods~

Re: Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143038 03/14/02 02:06 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta E Extreme LX Member
Extreme LX Member E Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta	Please dont anyone say ( TRY THE SEARCH )before you post a question that has been asked 1000 times. Not everyone knows that.You post whores... Ok wet sand the lamps with 800 grit until all traces of film are removed. Then finish it off with a 1000 to 1200 grit paper. and unless you have a buffer you will need to compound then polish. Warning.. be prepared to use AOLT of elbow grease. Unless you have a DA with 800 & 1200 grit paper and a buffer like i do. Good luck it is alot of work but man is it worth it........... 98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer

Re: Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143039 03/14/02 02:24 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 77 Minnesota C Chuck Vashro OP Member
OP Chuck Vashro Member C Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 77 Minnesota	Thanks, I'll use the "search" option in the future. It just takes so damn long for me to search b/c my connection sucks! Sorry guys, won't happen again! :rolleyes: What is "compound?" 1998 Silver Frost Contour SVT #1031/6535 ~a few mods~

Re: Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143040 03/14/02 09:19 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,969 R redhawk Member
redhawk Member R Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,969	I was lucky. I suckered my buddy Alan in to helping me do it with his orbital sander. Man that guy is a maroon Just kidding. Alan and Extreme LX are the same guy and he did my lights for me and they turned out awesome. It is a lot of work but can be done in a couple of hours. I thought so much of his work, I put it in my sig. Check it out. Kharma is very real and she is one mean b!tch.

Re: Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143041 03/15/02 12:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta E Extreme LX Member
Extreme LX Member E Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta	Hey Chuck the 1st part of mu reply was not directed to you. Alot of old timers around here just get tired or repaating the same replys and in doing so seem to come off quite rude in thier replys. Anyway compound is more comonly known as rubbing compound. Good luck. Hell just ship them to me and ill black them out for you and buff them too. Uhh thanks Redhawk, I think LMAO !!!! 98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer

Re: Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143042 03/15/02 06:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 130 Arlington Texas E Eurythmian Member
Eurythmian Member E Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 130 Arlington Texas	My head lamps are not cloudy - but do have rock chips in them. They feel rough when you run your had across them. Is there a way to the chips out as well? Eurythmian '96 Oxford White Mercury Mystique "Spree" Equipped with a stock 170hp Duratec 2.5L - V-6, 4 speed ATX It's a Tubeless Tique!!! ( DFW will understand... ) Purchased NEW @ $18,756.00 on 1/11/97 with 25 miles on the Odometer for the wife. Now has a little over 57,000 miles on it and it's my ride after getting the wife a 2000 Windstar SEL. High Beam - Cool Blues in all four Head Lights. 885s in Fogs. Head Light Switch Wiring Mod ? Can now run with Parks and Fogs together. Updated the sound system and did sound proofing (What a difference!). Dad of twins. I'm such the family man.

Re: Cloudy plastic headlamps? #143043 03/16/02 03:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta E Extreme LX Member
Extreme LX Member E Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta	Yes indead im the headlamp guru. I can show you the way. 98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer

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