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3rd Brake Light Restoration

  • Thread starter Thread starter kaostik
  • Start date Start date Sep 15, 2007

kaostik

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hey guys

i bought an 03 cobra spoiler back in april. due to a few circumstances, i havent been able to put it on yet, but it will be installed next week sometime.

anyways, it came with the led light, but it was banged up looking. hazy, marked up, and scratched. im pretty sure they go for $125+ from the dealer, and i really didnt want to buy a new one.

so, i saw a headlight restorer at pepboys, and though these things dont usually work, i decided for $10 id give it a try.

i gotta say, it worked pretty damn good!

BEFORE:

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AFTER:

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i took multiple pics trying to show this scratch, since before, it was the worst one on the lens. i REALLY had to get the camera up close to it to get it to show.

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so, this product wont work miracles, but it works well enough. if your 3rd brake light is kinda beat, for $10, this will make it look tons better. not new, but better. took 5 minutes, like it says.

easy to use, you need a battery drill, or electric drill, whichever, and it comes with a piece that attaches to the drill, and comes with 6 pre-soaked pads. i went through 4 of them, because i added pressure each time to get the scratches out. i could have done it with one though, but i didnt want to go balls to the wall without seeing if it was going to ruin the lens, which i was kinda expecting.

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1tirefire

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That works great I need it for my 3rd brake light as it looks worse than yours. lol at the last pic.
 

Tim2002GT

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  • Sep 15, 2007
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Looks like that stuff works pretty good! I cleaned mine up a few months back with 600, 1000, 2000 grit wet sand paper, and some PlastX. Cost me about $15, so you got my method beat!
 

the98stang

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I just ordered some tint no more scratches!
 
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