DIY - Renewing your Faded HeadLights

[infinity.melvin]

i tried the brake fluid d.. but is not lasting. after few weeks will turn back to old n faded..

 

[jeffchan1901]

Guys,.. Instead of using Brake fluid.. try using Autosol.. it was recomended by a friend and my dad tried on his Kembara (plastic) headlights and it works.. I havent tried yet (busy) but will soon enuf once my car becomes more blur..

Hope it helps..

 

[rakesh_v6]

isnt autosol meant for steel material only

 

[DanzEterna]

isnt autosol meant for steel material only

can use autosol bro..im also using...but need to do it frequently....i used clean my headlamps every mth...now malas edi. :sleep:

 

[rakesh_v6]

ah okay...let me try and see how it goes... danz kalo apa2 jadi kat headlamp i claim sama u ah..hehehe,thanks for the info

 

[DanzEterna]

ahahaaha...mana blh bro........
but not advisable to do it le.....but its the bajet way.

 

[Rex551]

You orang rajin laa....

Myself paid to renew my headlamps because I know my own workmanship not good. Nanti to save some money I end up causing bigger problems pulak...

Hehahehe

What the guy did was just use a rough polish and a machine polisher to wax the headlamps. About 15minutes per lamp and settled liao...

 

[DanzEterna]

how much it costs bro?

 

[Rex551]

RM80 for both side up here in Penang bro....

 

[arturo]

i just finished restoring my old projector sets in preparation to take out my current ones for retrofitting...

basically what i used is

1. grit 2000 sandpaper and lots of water
2. toothpaste/water and scouring pad to remove the yellow oxidation layer n smooth out the sandpaper scrathces
3. bought some el-cheapo plastic polish and buffed with it till it shines. now my headlamp even has the rainbow colour when reflecting in the sun hahahah(the buffer is just my old bosch drill with a modified circular buffer attachment...modified as in is not centred nicely so if i spin too fast will vibrate like hell...lucky i have 2 legs to hold on to the headlamp hahahah)

pictures i have but cant really see anything. will post it up when i get the datacable back from my gf

 

[jeffchan1901]

Wash the lamp first and dry with clean cloth. Thereafter use a dry cloth and apply Autosol sparingly on cloth and then onto the lamp in circular motion gently. Then wipe clean with dry cloth.

Autosol is cheaper per tube and not oily. Since brake fluid is also corrosive and autosol isnt that corrosive, I believe its a better option.