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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: VX1 on 18 September 2007, 19:00:26

Title: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: VX1 on 18 September 2007, 19:00:26

Evenin all,
Well I gave my headlights a clean with 1200 grit wet an dry as suggested on here a few times and then gave them a polish. I have not seen anyone put the end results of there cleaning of there headlights so I thought I would. So here you go these pics are before I cleaned them and after.

If you look closely you can see that they are dull.
(http://www.mypicshare.com/thumbs/20070918/2v6rl633.jpg) (http://www.mypicshare.com/2v6rl633pic.html)

(http://www.mypicshare.com/thumbs/20070918/l1n4m6hg.jpg) (http://www.mypicshare.com/l1n4m6hgpic.html)

(http://www.mypicshare.com/thumbs/20070918/ojzu2ucx.jpg) (http://www.mypicshare.com/ojzu2ucxpic.html)

(http://www.mypicshare.com/thumbs/20070918/9a3cj5zz.jpg) (http://www.mypicshare.com/9a3cj5zzpic.html)

(http://www.mypicshare.com/thumbs/20070918/jmu73i7b.jpg) (http://www.mypicshare.com/jmu73i7bpic.html)

Just need to wire up the fogs now.  ::)

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: Danny on 18 September 2007, 19:05:14

the bumper's gone dark too :o

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: VX1 on 18 September 2007, 19:12:36

Yeah I know. I hate sneezing all the time, should clear my nose before I start doing anything like this  ;D ;D ;D ;D.
Seriuosly though I upgraded the front and rear bumpers from a cd car. But now I need to wire them in as they don't work yet, wiring isn't at the fuse box  :(

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 18 September 2007, 20:31:02

Did you tried very fine polish with machine , seems like not totally polished ?

PS: Glass polishing is really hard job..I think necessary more work.

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: VX1 on 19 September 2007, 09:47:33

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Did you tried very fine polish with machine , seems like not totally polished ?

PS: Glass polishing is really hard job..I think necessary more work.

There are better than before but as you say need abit more work doing. I used T cut but I do have some GS27 in the garage so might use that next time.

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: Jimbob on 20 September 2007, 08:54:25

Remember Headlight 'glass' is Plastic in this case ;)

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 20 September 2007, 09:40:23

polishing is applicable to plastics also :)

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: magnul on 20 September 2007, 11:34:43

I recently installed brand new fog lights, and that made the old head lights look awful in comparison. I wet sanded with 2400 grit, then with 4000grit and finally polished with Meguiars ScratchX (should have used PlastX but didn't care). The lenses look almost like new.

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: IrmscherKris on 20 September 2007, 12:47:06

How much are xenons these days?

Title: Re: Dull headlights!!!!!!
Post by: VX1 on 20 September 2007, 17:24:11

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How much are xenons these days?

xenon's or projector's?