headlight dim

[Jonathanlc05]

if i was to brillo the one headlight, will it be normal again. it keeps getting foggy on the one light

 

[DSMcrazy3]

many threads covering this.

Car wax + elbow grease = the winning combination.

However, it will continue to eventually come back, just repeat the process.

 

[BigRand]

Its all right here man.

I did this and it looks even better then my stock one did. No more yellow for me.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127646

 

[VelocitàPaola]

Its all right here man.

I did this and it looks even better then my stock one did. No more yellow for me.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127646

Ditto. I used the same procedure and my headlights looked fantastic. Every now and then, whenever they begin to look a little cloudy, I touch them up with Mother's Plastic Polish (PepBoys); it brings the clarity right back.

 

[speed127]

if it's really bad take some 800 grit sand paper and some water and lightly sand the whole light. Repeat the prossess with water and 1000 grit. Then take scratch-out and buff them. You will be SURPRISED at the result.

 

[Jonathanlc05]

what causes that... anyone know?

 

[speed127]

i'm guessing it's eather or both sunlight and heat

 

[VelocitàPaola]

what causes that... anyone know?

UV light and age. The plastic polymers naturally break down over time; UV light accelerates the process. When the polymers break down, light is tranmitted less efficiently; hence the cloudy/yellow appearance.

 

[GSGoinFast]

what causes that... anyone know?

Little honduh gremlins that sneak around at night looking for eclipses to vandalize out of jelousy...

 

[speed127]

HAHA I would have to agree more with GSgoinfast than the stupid sunlight theory