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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 2009Brighter headlights
The other day I cought the tail end of a car talk show on radio that seemed to address one of my pet peeves: dim headlights on my old Accord. The show seemed to indicate that there was a way to clean those deposits from the lens and chrome reflector to make the headlights as bright as on a new car. Unfortunately I missed all the important info from the beginning of the topic and I am not even sure if I got the tail end right. Can anybody here tell me if there is some procedure to brighten old headlights that is affordable for the average motorist? pj > The other day I cought the tail end of a car talk show on radio that > seemed to address one of my pet peeves: dim headlights on my old Accord. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > headlights that is affordable for the average motorist? > pj If your headlights have cataracts (that is, if the lense over the lights is becoming cloudy) they can be polished to restore the original clarity. I was dubious at first, but it turns out all that cloudiness is on the outside. I usually do it with a buffer and auto polishing compound but it can be done by hand... it just takes a lot of rubbing. There are also kits with fine sandpaper, like http://www.levineautoparts.com/lensrestore.html that are available on-line. I haven't seen them in stores. But if the reflector is actuallly damaged you need new headlight assemblies to bring them back to like new, and they aren't cheap. Mike >> The other day I cought the tail end of a car talk show on radio that >> seemed to address one of my pet peeves: dim headlights on my old [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Mike WalMart sells a product called Crystal View for $20 that has all the stuff needed to refinish your headlight lenses.It's in a silver envelope,in the auto section. Most importantly,it includes the UV sealer that keeps the lens from clouding up again in two months,like an uncoated lens would.Otherwise,you could just use plastic polish from any auto parts store. I used this C-V product on my 94 Integra,and it worked great,but my car was stolen so I can only say it lasted a year and a half. WalMart will also refinish your headlights for $50.  SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net > WalMart sells a product called Crystal View for $20 that has all the > stuff [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > WalMart will also refinish your headlights for $50. Wow, this sounds very promising! It also might be what that car talk show was talking about. I'm going to look into this next week. Thanks a lot to both of you, pj > WalMart sells a product called Crystal View for $20 that has all the > stuff needed to refinish your headlight lenses.It's in a silver > envelope,in the auto section. > Most importantly,it includes the UV sealer that keeps the lens from > clouding up again in two months,like an uncoated lens > would. Yeah. It just results in your lens clouding over again in six years, like the original finish did. Plastic headlights suck. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >> WalMart sells a product called Crystal View for $20 that has all the >> stuff needed to refinish your headlight lenses.It's in a silver [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Plastic headlights suck. Yes, they do. |
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