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Old Oct 8, 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 Oct 9, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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sell it because the lights are hard as hell to clean.
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Old Oct 9, 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.
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 05:23 AM
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try buffin toothpaste on them
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 05:37 AM
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you can try metal polish
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 05:37 AM
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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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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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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.
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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thanks forthe advice ill try it later on today
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Old Oct 9, 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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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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i'll be giving this a try too
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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bump cuz i havent done this yet and need ti remind myself
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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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>
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Old Oct 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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