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Old 01-18-2012, 01:43 PM
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My friend has a 2004 V6 and wants to remove the headlight cover lenses to buff them from the inside. He said he buffed the outside but needs to get inside to make them clear again.
Can they be removed and if so, how?
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Old 01-18-2012, 04:29 PM
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I may be wrong and corrected by someone else but I have never heard of anyone buffing the inside. All you do is buy the restoration kit and follow the directions, which you sand and buff the outside. That is what I did to my headlights and third brake light. Came out great.
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Old 01-18-2012, 06:07 PM
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You don't buff the inside, if they are hazed it's still the outside. If the inside's jacked, just buy new ones.
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Old 01-18-2012, 08:04 PM
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Thanks guys, I'll let him know.
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Old 01-19-2012, 08:40 PM
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Mine would notcome clear until I used 3M 4000grit polishing compound. Cleared right up with it.
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Old 01-19-2012, 09:24 PM
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Where can that be purchased? Would Advanced Auto or Wal-Mart have it?
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Old 01-19-2012, 09:36 PM
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They do come apart. I've read about people taking them apart to get moisture out of them. It's possible his have a bad seal and have dust or dirt coating the inside of them.
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Old 01-23-2012, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 07 Stang
Where can that be purchased? Would Advanced Auto or Wal-Mart have it?
Check at your local auto paint store. I think the Napa Paint store here carries it.
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Old 01-23-2012, 09:53 PM
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they can be separated, PITA to do. And the likely hood of them needing to be buffed from the inside is very unlikey.
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Old 09-07-2012, 10:57 AM
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how do they come apart
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