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Originally posted by louisw:

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Originally posted by Escort1991:

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Have you ever had a burnt out bulb that when you took it out there was no bulb?

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what, run that by me again? you're sounding matrix-esque, there is no spoon...

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In another term have you every had a bulb blow up in the the headlight assembly?

Originally posted by Escort1991:

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In another term have you every had a bulb blow up in the the headlight assembly?

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No never. In fact, none of my headlight bulbs have even burnt out yet. One situation where the bulb might blow up is if you touch the glass. The oils on your hands cause hotspots to form, which blows the bulb up.

Now where can I find sandpaper with such a fine grit? I checked last night at Home Depot and the best they had was 600 which is nowhere near 2000.

Go to an auto body supply store. 600 is somewhat fine, but start with 1000, 1500 and then 2000. You can also pick up your buffing compounds there. Buy 3M paper and Meguiars compounds.

I have pics of my headlights, but I can't seem to post them from my 'puter I can send them though if you want to see them that bad.

Originally posted by Patrick:

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I'd like to see some pics of the finished work! Do you have any?

Thanks for all the suggestions.

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OK, I just popped them on here.........

http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures

OOPS....
i created a URL...... here she be....

http://www.fototime.com/inv/50E6AD87007E5F8

HMMM i was thinking you was doing the outside ?
my outside is getting ugly .....how do you take off the clear plastic shield if front of the bulds

Actually....I cut them off and am currently in the process of using black silicon to glue them back together. No pics of them yet, but I'll snap on when they are finished and back on the car (Monday)

When i first got my mystique i had the foggie head lights to. but instead of sanding them or cleaning them with tooth paste i just bought new ones . They look perfect now.

I had a chemical reaction with some overspray from using leather cleaner on my interior. It streaked my instrument cluster's clear panel where you view the speedo. I used rubbing compound followed by Meguiars Mirror Glaze clear plasitic cleaner #17. I finished with Meguiars Mirror Glaze Clear Plastic Polish #10. That seemed to do the trick. You can improvise using a palm sander and a swatch of terry cloth to buff the plastic.

BTW, I wouldn't use the rubbing compound unless you absolutely can't remove the hazing with just the cleaner and polish.

FYI, The Meguiars products aren't waxes or "cleaners" per se. They are polishes.