Can anyone see through there headlights ?

Can anyone see through there headlights ?

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arthur t

Original Poster:

97 posts

204 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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I have a 2004 WRX STi blob eye ,

But the head lights are faded, any ideas how I clear them up?

JJ55

649 posts

114 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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3m headlight kit & a power drill. Sounds crazy but works.

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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As above, or any polish with some cut in it.

Toothpaste if you're ghetto ! smile

vxr2010

2,554 posts

158 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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On Ebay , the 3m headlight polish kit works well

UberMeister

302 posts

151 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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I had this issue on my Impreza wagon. To resolve I used wet and dry sand paper, I started with 2000 grit followed by 2500 grit, followed by 3000 grit. I then polished it with Meguiars PlastX.

Each headlight took approximately half an hour and both now look like new.

The key is to ensure that the headlight/sandpaper is wet whilst sanding as otherwise you risk scratching the surface.

TEKNOPUG

18,844 posts

204 months

Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Even clean, most Subaru headlights are border-line dangerous. Need to find and fit a set of JDM HIDs.

Edited by TEKNOPUG on Wednesday 29th June 16:37

TotalControl

8,017 posts

197 months

Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Another vote for the 3M kit. Works very well.

Mr Taxpayer

438 posts

119 months

Wednesday 29th June 2016
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T-cut and elbow grease. The headlamps on my 05 Blobeye were similar. £6 for the T-Cut and about 10-15 minutes with a soft cloth on each lamp. Totally totally transformed them. It didn't removed the big dings (stone-chips that would have broken a glass lens) but the grey hazing has totally gone. I even did the rears and it removed a couple of niggly marks there too.

Steve-ke7k5

1 posts

95 months

Friday 8th July 2016
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As someone else said, even when they're clean they're useless! A candle would provide more usable light.
Get them mopped. then at the very least get some upgraded bulbs (osram nightbreakers?) or a good quality HID kit. I've got 6000k HID's in my 2005 blob and it's much better.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Friday 8th July 2016
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HIDs in non-projector units scatter light and are not only illegal, but dangerous - as you will blind oncoming traffic.

If your headlight lenses are damaged you should restore them. If you are not sure how to do this most detailers will do this for 25 or 30 quid per headlight.

Process is you wetsand the light with sandpaper and then work up through the grades then use a rotary polisher to restore a crystal clear finish
Then you coat the headlight with a quality wax or ceramic coating to protect against UV and prevent fading.