easy no bake way to remove headlight grime.

kudkudniyog · Post by **kudkudniyog** » July 18th, 2006, 12:52 pm

I want to know where that write up is. I'll give them a piece of my mind.

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » July 18th, 2006, 10:34 pm

alex whats your screen name mean?

kudkudniyog · Post by **kudkudniyog** » July 19th, 2006, 9:55 am

mazdamx3sohc wrote:alex whats your screen name mean?

Grinding coconuts

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » July 19th, 2006, 10:59 am

really? thats cool lol

SuperK · Post by **SuperK** » July 30th, 2006, 9:04 pm

I cleaned mine the 3 minute way... not the best way, but it costed me 3 dollars... I did a shoddy job and was in a hurry, but I'm going to head back out there and give it a deeper clean.

picture time

before:

after:

What did I use? DOT3 Brake fluid. The cheapest I can find. wipe on, wipe off. Unfortunately, I didn't get the corners too well (was scared of the fluid EATING my paint) and I plan to polish them when I re-clean them.

but brake fluid worked pretty well for me, it's a very cheap alternative, I suppose

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » July 30th, 2006, 10:18 pm

nice look, good job

95Precidia · Post by **95Precidia** » August 6th, 2006, 4:48 pm

yeah that looks good, need to try it on mine

Post by **Custommx3** » August 6th, 2006, 7:40 pm

kudkudniyog wrote:I want to know where that write up is. I'll give them a piece of my mind.

Its in the FAQ

eyezpinned · Post by **eyezpinned** » August 10th, 2006, 11:57 am

bump for the great method for bringing headlights back to life. used the exact method (mother's) described with similar results.

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 10th, 2006, 12:18 pm

thank you thank you.

chertel · Post by **chertel** » August 10th, 2006, 6:47 pm

Cleaning doesnt last long, they just turn foggy again.

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 10th, 2006, 10:24 pm

keep applying it, once its clean, apply it again.

SuperK · Post by **SuperK** » August 10th, 2006, 11:20 pm

Remember, polishing only gets you so far. I just cleaned my headlights this evening, and I inspected them closely. there's a thin layer where the plastic is physically degrading into a crusty mess... where I failed to properly clean it.

I'm going to fetch me some polish for my headlights and polish them off, but I'd very much recommend removing a actual physical portion of the headlight beforehand... and brake fluid does a wonderful job at EATING stuff

leaves a horrible yellow mess on your wiping cloth, though...

that's why removing your headlights to be buffed is so recommended, it physically removes that small layer of old grime.

Sure, your headlights will still turn grimy again, but it shouldn't happen for a few years.

I hear the reason for fogging is because of a bad batch of plastic that was brewed around the early-mid 90's... I'm sure some aftermarket plastic lenses would look wonderful and not grime over...

I could be wrong, but this is the conclusion I've come to myself. Of course... we all know all my opinions are professional, right? right??

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » August 10th, 2006, 11:52 pm

gs27 works great too

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 11th, 2006, 12:15 am

i think i just wanna buy some jdm glass lights.