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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / January 2007

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Those Cloudy, Yellow Headlights

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OurCarGuy - 22 Jan 2007 18:08 GMT
Anyone Can Clean their Car, but What About those Cloudy, Yellow
Headlights?

It is a very common occurence. We see then every day. Its like a
disease - yellow, cloudy headlight lenses. I even saw them on cars at
the local carwash. It befuddled me that these people would take such
great care - washing, vacuuming the interior, removing the floor mats
and even hand drying their cars, but they still had those yellowed,
cloudy headlights. Its not just a problem on old, very used cars. It is
prevalent on 2 - 3 year old cars also. It doesn't matter if it is a
Dodge, Ford, Mercedes, or a Porsche.

When questioned, most said they couldn't afford, or didn't want to pay
the high prices of replacements from their local auto dealer. The
average price for a pair of replacement plastic headlights at local
auto dealerships was around $450 - that didn't even include
installation and alignment (that would be another $60-120). Aftermarket
headlights do exist, but have received mixed reviews, and the savings
aren't that great, quality and fit is lagging, and then you still had
to have them installed and aligned. And for what so you can do it again
in another year or two?

There is another solution, there is a patented headlight cleaner and
restorer kit. It's under $20, much less expensive than replacement
lenses, and it works!

Plastic headlight lenses are the norm in the automotive industry now -
every car has them. Some have fancy names like plexan and Lexan, but
they all have the same problems. The sun, acid rain, harsh weather
conditions, chemicals (brake fluid, power steering fluid, hot radiator
fluids, hot water, harsh cleaners, etc...)...

Read the entire article at
http://www.ourcartips.com/car/anyone_can_clean_their_car_but_what_about_those_cl
oudy_yellow_headlights.html

dickwells@aol.com - 22 Jan 2007 19:45 GMT
Many of these lights have a coating that builds up on the inside as
well, and no amount of outside buffing can remove it.  Refer to the
internet auction site of your choice for replacement lights, and keep
looking.

> Anyone Can Clean their Car, but What About those Cloudy, Yellow
> Headlights?
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> Read the entire article at
> http://www.ourcartips.com/car/anyone_can_clean_their_car_but_what_about_those_cl
oudy_yellow_headlights.html
spamTHISbrp@yahoo.com - 22 Jan 2007 23:56 GMT
> Anyone Can Clean their Car, but What About those Cloudy, Yellow
> Headlights?
[quoted text clipped - 30 lines]
> Read the entire article at
> http://www.ourcartips.com/car/anyone_can_clean_their_car_but_what_about_those_cl
oudy_yellow_headlights.html

I've cleaned a few, 500 grit wet/dry paper and a buffing wheel works
great- so stuff yer kit!

Dave
chester08 - 26 Jan 2007 01:10 GMT
Use any plastic polish. Works great to buff out scratches or cloudiness.
or take rubbing compound and cover the lens with it. Then take an
electic angle grinder or sander with a buffing wheel and buff and buff
and buff. I tried it on my 'Volkswagen headlights'
(http://www.dubautoparts.com/volkswagen-head-light.html), it  comes out
spakling. Water helps the process.

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cuhulin@webtv.net - 26 Jan 2007 03:06 GMT
There is,or used to be a product,Microballoons,I think it is called.It
is used for cleaning plastic windows on boats,airplanes,convertible cars
that have plastic windows.Maybe marine supply stores sell the stuff.
cuhulin
 
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