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Mar 22, 2012 | 05:39 AM

DasNutz

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Need help with Headlight Resto... Really Bad

Need help on my headlights. They are seriously faded bad and I saw someone here that had their headlights restored and he stated that it was going to last him the life of his car. Been trying to look but cant find the thread. Any help would be appreciated. I will post pics later today really looks bad.

Mar 22, 2012 | 06:09 AM

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mine were faded when i first got my 2007 is250 used. i simply went to walmart and bought the headlight restoration chemical, wiped it on my headlights and then wiped it off. the stuff works wonders. i dont have a specific brand but they all do the same thing (to my knowledge)

Mar 22, 2012 | 06:15 AM

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Well the guy that posted said that the person that restored his was a special chem not one you can get from any store. Just wondering what it was or who did his resto.

Mar 22, 2012 | 08:03 AM

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how well has this worked in the long run? Do you have to keep re-doing it, or does it still look good from the first time you used it?

thanks!

Mar 22, 2012 | 08:16 AM

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Compound, polish and wax to seal everything up. Should be good for about a year, provided you use car soap when washing your car (not dish soap). If you have superficial pits from rocks and stones, you could wet sand the headlights, but that's a bit more complicated.

Mar 22, 2012 | 08:19 AM

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I got mine done at a local body shop, they sand it with fine sand paper, clean it and clear it with clear coat best ever, looks brand new....shouts out to phanly autobody !

Mar 22, 2012 | 09:28 AM

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Cool thanks for the input guys really appreciate it.

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Mar 22, 2012 | 09:55 AM

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Contact the OP of this thread 6sick6 https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...paint-job.html During the thread he goes through the process of sanding down his headlights then clear coats them with some tinted clear. In your case you would use clear clear coat.

Could you post some pics of how faded your headlights are? I would try the meguiars headlight restore or similar product first. If nothing else works, I would then go the sanding, clear coating route.