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Original Owner of a 1993 Lexus SC 400

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Old 03-18-16, 11:29 PM
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Default Original Owner of a 1993 Lexus SC 400

Hi all,

I bought my SC 400 in 1993 and have maintained it meticulously ever since, I just turned over 100,000 miles and the car runs like new.....however my headlights need to be refurbished. New ones cost a ton....does anyone know where I might find some pristine used ones???

Thanks!!!

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Old 03-18-16, 11:36 PM
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Are they just cloudy? You can wet sand and clear coat them, and they'll look as good as new. If you want improvements made to them, there's a vendor here specializing in that sort of thing.
Old 03-19-16, 05:15 AM
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Check out Organized Garage, they are a vendor here on CL they do headlight restoration and upgrades.
Old 03-19-16, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by t2d2
Are they just cloudy? You can wet sand and clear coat them, and they'll look as good as new. If you want improvements made to them, there's a vendor here specializing in that sort of thing.
This

Chris Fix on youtube does a pretty okay job how to:

Old 03-19-16, 10:34 AM
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Dude,


I restored mine without wet sanding with sandpaper. I used Meguire's M105 ultra-cut compound, a Porter Cable 7424 random orbit polisher, and Surbuf polishing pads.





After five minutes.








The technique is the same as shown on car paint in the following video.



Good luck

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Old 03-19-16, 11:20 AM
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Good day!

We're a vendor here in CL, and we specialize in Permanent Headlight Restoration service! Please visit our website for more information! Thank you!
Old 03-19-16, 01:32 PM
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original owner on a 24 year old car. wow! not many stories like this. got some pics of it?
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