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DonRich90

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I looked at a real nice silver '01 GT this morning on a local Ford dealer's lot. The only problem I have with it is the headlights. Both clear lenses have what looks like a coating that is peeling or is lightly pitted. They don't have a yellowed or dark color like some of the older cars but they do distract from the looks of the car.
There was a '02 or '03 parked near it on the lot that had a similar problem but not quite as bad. Is this a normal condition for these Mustangs (both had about 50,000 miles)? Can they be cleaned or would it be necessary to replace them? I'd like to negotiate with the dealer to have them replaced before I buy it. I'm sure they are not a cheap item.
Thanks.
Don
 
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No problem. All you have to do is sand them down.
 

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Exactly, Elbow grease!

http://www.nseconsulting.com/bmw/hpt.pdf
 

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Mine are REALLY bad on my 01 now...and have just gotten worse over the past few months. If you don't want to sand them down, McGwire's apparently makes a product called PlastX that you can use to work on them.
 

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Just replace them. Shiny new headlights make a HUGE difference on a car

 

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Have a look at the .pdf I posted, for pennies on the dollar this guy took nasty pitted ass headlight lenses, and made them look new.
 

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I think Randy sells the Ford smoked ones for $89 ea.
 

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BCB00GT said:
I think Randy sells the Ford smoked ones for $89 ea.
Click to expand...

Where would I contact Randy?

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89lxsport50

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I have sanded the non-coated lights on my 89, but can you really sand the 02 smoked lights without problems. It seems like you would have to sand the film like coating off.
 

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DonRich90 said:
Where would I contact Randy?

Don
Click to expand...

Over at MD. Here is the 2001 GT headlight thread. He has his own section.

Take the underscore out of the link

paste to browser addrees (include http://)
forums.modular_depot.com/showthread.php?t=90544&highlight=headlights
 
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