Porkers.co.uk - Porsche discussion forum



Forum Home > OXIDIZED HEADLIGHTS < Post ReplyReport Abuse

Author

Discussion

DJ635
97 posts
56 months
 Tuesday 20th July  Reply with quote
the headlights on my 911 are looking very old and really bring down the look of the car.... is there any product that can bring them back like new!?? please help


911perv
787 posts
18 months
 Tuesday 20th July  Reply with quote
Might help to know what year/model?


madala
2907 posts
35 months
 Tuesday 20th July  Reply with quote
....had new glass lenses fitted to my 993 and had the refectors cleaned....looks like new now.....smile

With the 993 there is a crescent shaped piece of plastic that is attached to the glass lens that discolours over time and gives the whole light a yellowish tinge.


DJ635
97 posts
56 months
 Tuesday 20th July  Reply with quote
oh 996 c4s year 2003


DJ635
97 posts
56 months
 Tuesday 20th July  Reply with quote
oh 996 c4s year 2003


davek_964
584 posts
12 months
 Tuesday 20th July  Reply with quote


DJ635
97 posts
56 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
thanks all now look 80% better ... still some work to do though!!


Advertisement
SaucyBoy
1176 posts
66 months
 Friday 30th July  Reply with quote
Hi mate, I used Megs 83 and 80 polish and got very similar results. Just takes a little time and effort.

Jim


markcoznottz
670 posts
61 months
 Saturday 31st July  Reply with quote
DJ635 said:
the headlights on my 911 are looking very old and really bring down the look of the car.... is there any product that can bring them back like new!?? please help
They want machine polishing. Can be done with the lamps in situ. Its important to mask off the surrounding painted areas carefully with high quality masking tape, right up to the lamps edge this prevents the foam pad burnishing the raised edges of the bodywork. Tape the chrome lamp squirter as well if you so wish. Then just machine polish as you would with painted bodywork. If they are very bad they could be 'wet sanded' with 2000 grit wet-dry paper beforehand, take your pick from meguiars, farecla, or 3m compound. 3M very popular now, my choice also. Iv done a few now, they come up like brand new when they are done.


Forum Home > OXIDIZED HEADLIGHTS < Post Reply

Porkers.co.uk is part of the PistonHeads network