rawdil49

i cleaned up my headlights a bit. first i put autobody masking tape around the lights to make sure i didnt scratch the paint. next i sanded the lights with 1500 grit sandpaper, then 2000 grit. then i polished them with meguiar's plastx with a polishing pad attachment for my drill. they are not as perfect and brand new headlights but they do look very good. i might polish them again in the morning. overall i am happy with the results, it was definately worth the time and $20 in supplies.

i also replaced the old sylvania 51watt hb4 light bulbs with sylvania 55watt silverstar ultra 2's. i got the su2's off of ebay for $27 shipped. this only made a slight difference.


before:




after cleaning:





bulb comparison. hb4 on the left, su2 on the right:

SClean4

looks a lot better

97-SC300

iTrader: (17)

Wow, that looks way better. clean job with the masking and all.

rawdil49

masking is the way to go. way easier than taking them off the car.

JesLet

iTrader: (19)

Looks like a brand new headlight.

ihiryu

iTrader: (7)

ditto, looks great, I did mine with 1000 grit, and polished it, but it didn't come out like yours. Your headlights are beautiful!

O. L. T.

iTrader: (17)

LOOKS good, but projectors are still nasty. Go all the way!

FormosaSC

can you go from 1500 to plastic x right away? or do you have to switch to 2000?

pnyboy27

looks good! very clean and shiny! i like!

rawdil49

if you use 1500 i'd use 2000 after that.

on the lights that didnt have any scratches i skipped the 1500. i just did the 2000 and then plastx.

fwynn

iTrader: (1)

i did the same thing too.. same with the sylvanias.. but now i wish i went HID's :[

jgdynamics

iTrader: (16)

damn, clean! i gotta open mine up and clean up the insides... any recomendations?

aka paco

iTrader: (15)

same way, just the hassle of taking them off and opening

i need to clean mine as well but i plan on cleaning inside & out, i just hate all the hassle lol...

rawdil49's turned out pretty dang good for just the outside, i might do that for now, unless i do another retrofit

RedPhoenix

iTrader: (10)

Looks like a nice restore job man!

It makes a big difference

SClean4

I've been scared to tear my headlights up and open them. I need to, though. If you clean just the outsides, it makes a huge difference, though.