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Has anyone tried one of the new type of headlight repair kits?
To get rid of the yellowing & crazing on polycarbonate lights. An example is here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000331800745.html (This one can't be shipped to Australia, possibly due to the fluid.) As far as I can tell, the fluid is placed in the heating vessel, which vaporises it, and you then direct the output at the lense. Apparently the Russians love it: "It's just a gun. Unreal bull****. Magic is real! 200% happy. Delivery yes 4 days. My best buy on Alice." What I'm not clear on is whether this is just the coating, and it still requires the wet &dry polishing beforehand? And if not, are the effects long-lasting, or is it like the WD40 trick
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yes it says in the comments that it requires sanding, starting with 400, then finer and finer until 2000 wet paper, before applying the product.
This may work, but I also believe 2k clear coat may work on headlamp lenses. |
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I've also seen people using toothpaste as well.
It seemed to work well, just not sure of the camera trickery!!! |
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My assumption is that this is some method designed to actually "restore" the damaged surface, rather than simply abrading it.
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it is acetone vapor, youtube it for a diy setup, it is also commonly used for finishing 3d printed parts to make them smooth
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Yes Gaso,
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To put it into perspective the OEM HID headlight assemblies for my Focus cost circa $3000 for the assemblies, two ballasts and two globes
![]() Just wait until we're replacing LED headlight assemblies as the low beam lights go dull, I'm thinking 4 figures a pop :shock Anyone here got LED down lights at home? They still work they just put out hardly any light as they age, same with LED spotlights and work lights, I'm extrapolating that the LED low beams getting around these days will do something similar. |
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I didn't realise Hella made Candles.
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So why do I need it vaporised?
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Yeah, I didn't say I could see anything.
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Well if you can’t afford new ones the best option is to rub them with 2000 wet and dry with heaps of water and dishwashing liquid as a lubricant then get the buff on them with polish on a foam or lambs wool buff pad. They will come up good. Just don’t rub too much
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Oh, but you know which headlights are still pristine? Despite sitting in the weather for the last decade?
Yep, the AU.
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Except the Fairlane/LTD ones
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