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Old 10-08-2005, 08:10 PM
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I have a jdm front on my ef8 but my headlight look like someone pissed on them. I want to make them shine the best I can . Any advice is welcome
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Old 10-09-2005, 12:02 AM
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sell it because the lights are hard as hell to clean.
Old 10-09-2005, 04:30 AM
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And this, my friend, is why JDM sucks.

You get what you pay for. I sell GLASS edm LHD lights. Expensive...but now you see why.
Old 10-09-2005, 05:23 AM
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try buffin toothpaste on them
Old 10-09-2005, 05:37 AM
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you can try metal polish
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this what you do, you scratch em up a bit with sand paper than spray some clear coat on'em.
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Or try something that will work, just take them apart and buff with 3m rubing comopund then polish and they will look new.
Old 10-09-2005, 11:15 AM
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thanks forthe advice ill try it later on today
Old 10-09-2005, 01:05 PM
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you need to get the yellowed plastic off. you can polish it off with plastic polish- mothers works well if they arent bad, novus 3step works better on more yellowed.

if theyre really bad, sand em. wet sand and clear coat, or use 3m's new dry microsanding stuff like here and then clear-

http://www.3m.com/us/auto_mari...jhtml

edit: keep the jdm plastic- they are a lot lighter than the edm glass.
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i'll be giving this a try too
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bump cuz i havent done this yet and need ti remind myself
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vega_box &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bump cuz i havent done this yet and need ti remind myself</TD></TR></TABLE>
Old 10-21-2005, 06:35 PM
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i had the most yellowest headlights...you dont need to get new one....just wetsand them and then get them clearcoated just like the other guys said
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