Is this all I need to fix my yellow headlights?

Grn92LX

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Mavrick said:

The link you posted above was the LENS ONLY, the clear lens without the housing (as i understand). You will need to remove the old lense and SILICONE or GLUE the new lens onto your exhisting housing, do you understand what i mean? The lenses don't just pop off and pop back on with clips or anything, they are glued on there.

If your buying the lens+housing (whole headlight) then you won't need to do this, but it's a good idea to put a bead of clear silicone around the headlight housing/lense mating area to keep them water tight.

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The link he posted is lense/housing. It just bolts right in. He wont be glueing anything. I gotta change mine out. What bulbs you gonna use?

 

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Remove lamp assemblies from car.

Saw off the 3 stubs on each llamp lens.

Use a squirt bottle (febreze etc.) to spray water on lens.

Wet sand with 3M Imperial wet or dry 400 grit sandpaper.

Wipe lens clean with wet sponge, wet sand with 600 or 1000 grit.

Wipe clean, wet sand with 1500-2000 grit.

Wipe clean, apply Mothers mag and aluminum polish, and rub in HARD with a cloth.

Wash off polishing compound, should be almost clear as glass.

 

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Grn92LX said:

The link he posted is lense/housing. It just bolts right in. He wont be glueing anything. I gotta change mine out. What bulbs you gonna use?

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The link in my very first post is the one I was looking at getting...

I figure I'm just going to get the stock replacement bulbs...

 

5spd GT

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Is the first post with the lense and housing...I hope so...

 

Grn92LX

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Yes, all you do is bolt it in and put the bulb in.

 

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Grn92LX said:

Yes, all you do is bolt it in and put the bulb in.

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Good I just couldn't tell from the picture...did you get the 360 degree rotating picture? I was just wondering why it cost 40 bucks more to get a bulb, plastic piece, and seal...

 

Henceforward

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This is why you want new ones, excuse the unwaxed/unpolished mess, this was a long time ago...

 

BlackGT89

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Henceforward said:

This is why you want new ones, excuse the unwaxed/unpolished mess, this was a long time ago...

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I tried all the usual cleaning agents, sanding the lenses and all that, it helps but still looks dull and yellow. I tried to remove the lens seperately to clean moisture inside the lamp and it is permanently bonded together. As cheap as new lights are that is the best way to go (IMHO) and I will be doing that soon myself.

 

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My friend worked at a dealer, he took mine and poured bleach in them, after 5 minutes, mine look brand new, but hey if you want to buy new ones, go ahead, how much do you want for your old ones?

 

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Yeah I'm buying new ones...I'm just glad it isn't a lenses and is a housing to...what is proper way to adjust those?...

About the for sale idea: I like keeping a bunch of my old parts in case I need them later (accident, tore up, etc...)...thanks though...

 

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whats so special about these head lights are they the ones that project the same light as a bmw?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7921920264&category=33710

 

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I know I may be too late and you already have the new lights by now, but if you use brake cleaner (spray on and wipe off) and then use a good car wax, they look good as new.

 

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The new ones definitely look sharp. Worth the money.