So there are these things out there called clear headlight covers. Is this what I need or is this just a pointless thing to go over the original headlight like those smoke colored covers. Like im saying can this clear cover replace the stock one or am i stuck to steal the headlights off that mx-3 up the road.. lolHeadlight covers
Headlight covers
ok my headlights suck. I know that I can supposedly use this magical meguiars **** that makes them clear. Well I used it and ones half clear and the other one still blows. The guy that painted my car was sanding my hood and accidently ran over the headlight. So there are these things out there called clear headlight covers. Is this what I need or is this just a pointless thing to go over the original headlight like those smoke colored covers. Like im saying can this clear cover replace the stock one or am i stuck to steal the headlights off that mx-3 up the road.. lol
So there are these things out there called clear headlight covers. Is this what I need or is this just a pointless thing to go over the original headlight like those smoke colored covers. Like im saying can this clear cover replace the stock one or am i stuck to steal the headlights off that mx-3 up the road.. lolRe: Headlight covers
umm...hold the guy that painted your car accountable? thats what i would do 
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Forget the covers, you will just loose about 2% of output with them if you are lucky. If your original leses are so scratched up and you can't polish them off with plastic polish, then you could try this:
Depending on the magnitude of damage, you could see what sand paper you wish to start with. May be 1000, may be just 2000. Wet sand. Take your headlights out of your car, so you can't hold me accountable for scratching your car this time. So lets say you go with 800 or so. Go 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, Plastic polish. See what happens. Wanna protect them, get plastic film pritection like www.x-pel.com sells. Good luck. Oh, if you ruin your lights, do not hold me responsible. It takes about 30min per grit per headlight, unless you get orbital sander with appropriate pads. This is just a suggestion. I remember someone else suggested rubbing compound, its more coarse. Necer tried that one before.
Cheers.
Depending on the magnitude of damage, you could see what sand paper you wish to start with. May be 1000, may be just 2000. Wet sand. Take your headlights out of your car, so you can't hold me accountable for scratching your car this time. So lets say you go with 800 or so. Go 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, Plastic polish. See what happens. Wanna protect them, get plastic film pritection like www.x-pel.com sells. Good luck. Oh, if you ruin your lights, do not hold me responsible. It takes about 30min per grit per headlight, unless you get orbital sander with appropriate pads. This is just a suggestion. I remember someone else suggested rubbing compound, its more coarse. Necer tried that one before.
Cheers.
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ive only ever used rubbing compound on mine. can u fix your link? id like to try that stuff your suggesting to protect. rubbing compound after sanding of course
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