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Old 08-12-2004, 04:14 PM
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yellowing of headlights..

i noticed a few of you mentioned you had yellow-ed headlights. my 93 had this problem. a lot of it is on the outside of the headlight, not the inside. next time you wash your rig.. if you do... hehe. take either a cleaner wax or fine rubbing compound and wax the outside of the headlights. they clean up really well!
 
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Old 08-12-2004, 05:26 PM
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HMMM ........ Mine is yellowed on my 96 . Do you have to buff it with a buffer ? I will give that a try later . Thanks.
 
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Old 08-12-2004, 05:48 PM
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I find that the rim cleaner (I use Mother's aluminum and Chrome cleaner), works well (handjobbed on and off).
 
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Old 08-13-2004, 12:17 AM
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I sanded mine
 
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Old 08-13-2004, 03:10 AM
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autozone sells a product made specifically for yellowed lenses...I'm not sure what it's called though
 
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Old 08-13-2004, 06:47 AM
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Plastic polish & cleaner products, you might have to use 2000 grit sand paper, you can take the headlights out while doing it and while doing it clean the insides too. don't touch the bulb if it is halogens.
If your headlights have water inside them well there is more then one way to seal them. what I like to do is tape the lens all up, clean first, use plastic spray paint. If lens is cracked then use a clear cement just enough to cover in the crack.
 
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Old 08-13-2004, 07:34 AM
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yeah, just hand-buff them. it worked for my 93. those are also good suggestions. i'm just letting some people know cause in another thread i was reading a lot of people were mentioning yellowed headlights..
 
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Old 08-13-2004, 10:06 PM
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It's called Meguiars clear plastic and cleaner polish from Autozone. Works like a champ and costs about a $1.00 per packet. One packet is more than enough to do two headlights. Makes them old fogged up headlight covers look like new.
 
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Old 08-13-2004, 10:30 PM
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Clean them inside and out (several good suggestions here) and then pop in a couple of Sylvania Silverstar bulbs while you're at it. Your headlights will look and work as good as (or even better than) new.
 




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