head lights discoloured

[bridgeman]

My head lamps seem to be dis-coloured on the inside of the lense

can it be cleaned ?

has any body had this ?

how do I fix this ?

[Diddler]

I am told there is a cleaning kit available, something like mild T cut, Probably from Halfords. Apparently this should be done about every six months. but don't quote me.

[129c]

My head lamps seem to be dis-coloured on the inside of the lense

can it be cleaned ?

has any body had this ?

how do I fix this ?

 

 

 

When i got my car, all four headlights were so cloudy it would never be safe to use in the dark let alone pass any MOT.

I did this...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo6KnlZnFAw

 

It actually works really well. T cut will have no effect on cloudy headlights because that is the first thing i tried. I wish i had taken before and after pics because mine were really bad to the point i almost changed them altogether.

[bridgeman]

thanks paul I will give that a go over the next few days

[Diddler]

Apparently Toothpaste works as well!!!!

[129c]

Toothpaste works very similar to T Cut. I tried it and it sadly did nothing. 

[bridgeman]

yes ive tried tooth paste and t cut no joy    still foggy

[129c]

Get the wet and dry out. Dont worry, you wont scratch them.

[bridgeman]

I know but still unsure about using wet and dry on them ????

[JOC Admin]

very fine wet and dry (e.g. 1200 grit) should be okay to lift the initial layer and then finish off with t-cut

[129c]

I used 1500 to do mine and they were terrible. Use lots of water and watch all the white muck pour off. You will be amazed!

[volor]

There are available a number of products for restoring plastic headlight lenses. I have used meguiars, www.meguiars.com for the last couple of years on a number of plastic lensed cars. Works really well. I do this 2/3 times a year. Much cheaper than new units.

Heard about toothpaste & the wet/ dry method, and have seen good results initially. No idea what they look like after a couple of weeks later though as the protective coating will have been removed. Not brave enough to try, and have stuck with the specialist products.

[Old Peter]

I had a slight amount of discolouring on my X Type, but never got down to doing anything serious about it.  I did try WD40, which is my normal procedure for anything like that, and also a mild T Cut, without much success.

 

I would be inclined to stick with the specialist products.

 

Peter.

[NumeatonGraham]

Hi ,

yesterday i used the Meguiars kit on mine after trying other products.

My headlights came up very well and was pleased with the first attempt,as my lenses were heavily stained.

 

Graham

[Mike_eng]

One further tip, I used the meguiars kit and it did a great job, then I saw something on youtube which recommends using a good quality polish on them afterwards, apparently this protects them from UV etc and makes the effect last longer.

 

Seems to be working so far, I did mine 6 months ago and they're still clear.

 

Cheers

 

Mike

[bridgeman]

thank you for all the tips etc.

[Golan]

I used the Maguiers kit first but wasn't that impressed with the outcome so I found a 3M kit which has wet & dry and a cutting paste.

They came out perfectly....

[Mark S]

My head lamps seem to be dis-coloured on the inside of the lense

can it be cleaned ?

has any body had this ?

how do I fix this ?

[Reggie O]

Apparently Toothpaste works as well!!!!

Yep I tried toothpaste on one of my headlights and it made a difference. I only did the one just to try and see if there was any noticeable difference, took about 45 minutes of rubbing with hard sponge and cheap Poundland Smokers toothpaste and water mister. I am going to have to do the others now, but try and get an attachment for my drill to make it easier :)