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Old 05-10-2007 | 03:44 PM
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My headlights have a good amount of haziness from road debris.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
I’m not planning on buying replacement headlights,
especially because I’d be replacing, not upgrading.
I was thinking taillight tint(spray-on) would help cover
up the hazy look with a light coat, but not affect my light
output noticeably. Any thoughts?
 
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Old 05-10-2007 | 04:03 PM
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Old 05-10-2007 | 04:33 PM
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How bad were yours?
How well did it smooth them out?

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Old 05-10-2007 | 05:27 PM
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they weren't horrible but pretty hazy. it cleared the haze and filled in all the tiny scratches. fora fiverit did a good job.
 
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Old 05-10-2007 | 05:35 PM
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Cool, i'll give it a shot before I try the taillight tint stuff.
If it works, good. If not it was worth a $5 try and i'll just do the tint anyway.

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Old 05-10-2007 | 06:24 PM
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yeah, if you do the tint you'll need them clean anyway so it won't hurt.
 
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Old 05-10-2007 | 08:12 PM
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I use a product called Plexus, its a plastic cleaner and polish in one, its worked really well so far. I also have the Meguiars stuff mentioned, there is a cleaner and a polish separately, and I have had good results on other cars with that. I dont really get why you would want to try to tint your headlights though, that sounds kinda weird to me.
 
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Old 05-10-2007 | 10:16 PM
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The spray I've seen used on taillights lets light shine through (less light if you make it dark). I think one or two coats will make the lights look better, and not block a noticeable amount of light.

When my headlightsare on theylook like crap. I wanted to do something to make it lessobvious without replacing them.Plus the car is black, so it won't look out of place.
 
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Old 05-11-2007 | 10:30 AM
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can't you get a tinted film thats already cut to sizerather than spray? i thought i saw an ad in the back of car and driver...
 
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Old 05-11-2007 | 05:48 PM
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If its real bad, some have sanded the lenses w/ 1500grit, and then polished w/ plastic polish.

Check 3M, I'm pretty sure you can get a clear stone guard. Kinda like window tint, but clear, and for the fronts of cars.
 



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