Headlight Polishing

[NukeeZoid]

Ok took the car in on Sunday night...and find out that the japanese that owned the car in Japan before this was an idiot.

for my drivers side headlamp, he sprayed a layer of protective lacquer on it. but the problem is...he didnt polish the lamp before spraying it on! so now the yellowness is stuck underneath the layer of lacquer.

the polishing went quite alright...the passengers side lamp is now bright and shiny... while the drivers side lamp is still quite "blurry" because of the lacquer.

i think you can take the car to any other normal place to get it polished and the results will be the same. RM200 is definitely abit too much to pay for the work.... but you get free hot drinks, a sofa, and also a 50 inch plasma to watch discovery Turbo.

im ok with the results....not ecstatic...but at least they arent yellow now. they still omit a yellow tinge when the HIDs are on....but thats probably on the inside.

i'm thinking of buying a new set of lamps now...but they cost a BOMB.

 

[jerry tan]

modern car mostly come with plastics headlight. plastic will become yellowish & blur when exposed to hot weather. i use a tube of Autosol (rm15.90) to polish my headlights every 3 months just to remove the blur . u can't remove yellowish from plastic headlights unless u change it


p/s : get your Autosol now from any hardware shop

 

[lightningfield]

change to new headlights then maintain its clearness by polishing with headlamp wax every 2-3 weeks. thats what I do.

 

[NukeeZoid]

change to new headlights then maintain its clearness by polishing with headlamp wax every 2-3 weeks. thats what I do.

where can we get brand new headlamps? are these OEM or aftermarket?

how much do they cost anyways....

 

[lightningfield]

where can we get brand new headlamps? are these OEM or aftermarket?

how much do they cost anyways....

You can check out at Exceptional Glenmarie, they have stock for brand new OEM headlights for pre and facelift. Its pricey (around 1k+ each if im not wrong), but its worth every penny. Infact, you can get almost any brand new OEM parts from them. Refer to these links from my blog for contact no and some pics.

http://zeblackmamba.blogspot.com/2010/01/jdm-yo.html

http://zeblackmamba.blogspot.com/2010/01/replacement-emblem.html

 

[NukeeZoid]

You can check out at Exceptional Glenmarie, they have stock for brand new OEM headlights for pre and facelift. Its pricey (around 1k+ each if im not wrong), but its worth every penny. Infact, you can get almost any brand new OEM parts from them. Refer to these links from my blog for contact no and some pics.

http://zeblackmamba.blogspot.com/2010/01/jdm-yo.html

http://zeblackmamba.blogspot.com/2010/01/replacement-emblem.html

OH THE PAIN.....

RM1k+ per side means almost RM3k including installation for both!! Where to find that sort of money...might as well spend on mods for exhaust system....

 

[WAFS]

OH THE PAIN.....

RM1k+ per side means almost RM3k including installation for both!! Where to find that sort of money...might as well spend on mods for exhaust system....

Ya man...better spend on other mods. It's just a headlamp anyway...as long it helps u at night then it's good enough.

 

[NukeeZoid]

Ya man...better spend on other mods. It's just a headlamp anyway...as long it helps u at night then it's good enough.

but the yellow tinge is really very ugly....

 

[WAFS]

Increase a few horsepower more...then you'll forget the headlamp...

 

[NukeeZoid]

Increase a few horsepower more...then you'll forget the headlamp...

haha true true.

hey just wondering....would you happen to know where i can get a fujitsubo RM01A exhaust? been asking around the forum but no ones replying.

 

[kinwei]

just curious, if you smoke the headlight, will it look better?

 

[GTI4740]

Bro, once you start going to the track often yellow headlight is least of your concern. You can add stone chips on your headlights on your list of worries..

If you canot fixed it then use it it for while until you save up enough money to buy a new head lamp.. in the meantime, just close one eye and live with it.. Normally that's what I do.

 

[WAFS]

I think in the dc5 item for sale there's a used Fujitsubo cat back.

 

[NukeeZoid]

I think in the dc5 item for sale there's a used Fujitsubo cat back.

I think I saw something like that...but its sold apparently....sighness..