headlight restorer
#1
headlight restorer
Hey guys,
My headlights liek i'm sure a lot of yours are gettng pitted, and their not even that old. Their not like fogged up like the headlight restore kits fix. I used this kit on my g/f's honda..
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/wcs...1_pri_larg.jpg
it worked GREAT, but again her's were fogged not like pitted.
Do you think that kit would work for our cars or possibly another of the many brands the store I work at sells(Advance Auto) haha
any info in much appreciated!
-Patrick
My headlights liek i'm sure a lot of yours are gettng pitted, and their not even that old. Their not like fogged up like the headlight restore kits fix. I used this kit on my g/f's honda..
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/wcs...1_pri_larg.jpg
it worked GREAT, but again her's were fogged not like pitted.
Do you think that kit would work for our cars or possibly another of the many brands the store I work at sells(Advance Auto) haha
any info in much appreciated!
-Patrick
#2
The amount of "elbow grease" required makes it more desirable to just buy new housings.
I replaced mine for $90 via Blue Oval Industries and eBay in early 2007 just after I got the car, I'll be buying a new set shortly as they have a few chips and the coating has peeled on the right side lens.
At $100 or so a set I view then as maintenance items...
I replaced mine for $90 via Blue Oval Industries and eBay in early 2007 just after I got the car, I'll be buying a new set shortly as they have a few chips and the coating has peeled on the right side lens.
At $100 or so a set I view then as maintenance items...
#4
#5
yeah, i used some restorer from murray's (o'reillys now) and it didnt work near as well as i hoped and i didnt want to put in more effort. it worked great on cars i used it on with newer, less worn lights, though. dont remember the brand... i'm just going to be getting a new set this winter.
#6
If you have a variable speed buffer, and a second set of hands to hold the housings while you're doing it, just hit them with some rubbing compound, followed by polish; takes maybe 10 minutes per side and restores them quite well.
#8
yeah im with the other guys...I bought some restorer awhile back at O-Reilly...didnt really work worth a damn. perhaps I didn't have the patience for it or wasn't doing it correctly, but I said screw it and ordered some new smoked ones off ebay...$89 I think. They look fantastic, other than the fact that they came with some ricer blue bulbs, but I quickly removed those.
#9
Mine are fogged looking big time. I got my car tinted yesterday and I asked the guy what he offered as a solution aside from replacing the headlights. He said he had like essentially headlight film(different from window film, this stuff is vinyl he said)that he could put on and it clears that right up. He put a sample square on one of my headlights and it does actually work great, my only complaint is that its somewhat smoked and makes the headlights look darker. I left the film on there I'll take a pic at lunch and post it. Hes wanting $30 a headlight to put this film on.
On a side note, he had Chris Wilcox's Bentley there for a tint job and clearcoat. This guy said Wilcox just had about $3000 worth of work done between all his cars LOL.
On a side note, he had Chris Wilcox's Bentley there for a tint job and clearcoat. This guy said Wilcox just had about $3000 worth of work done between all his cars LOL.
Last edited by Hangwire; 08-19-2010 at 05:45 PM. Reason: typos galore
#10
Just buy new ones. Mine turned out crappy and I had a professional body shop buff them out(got it done for free as its the body shop that is part of the auto group I worked for during the summer).