Whats the best way to clean the yellow frost that dulled my headlights on my 97 civic dx? besides buying new ones.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2055571

 

Better detail here:
http://www.clubcivic.com/board...95621

 

Get a variety pack of sandpaper ranging from 800 grit to 2000 grit and a buffing wheel with car polish.

sand with the 800 grit first and work your way up to the 2000 grit. Then wash with soapy water, and polish with the car polish.

Wax, and clean.

Works great. I wish i had done a writeup with before and after, but it's pretty simple.

 

use toofpaste with a soft towel and rub in the headlight this will leave them just like new

 

meguiars plastx gets rid of the yellowing too

 

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That's a decent cheap fix, but it doesn't stack up to refinishing the headlights.

 

Mother Mag polish, a rag and a lil time and elbow grease.

Works wonders

 

sandpaper &gt; elbow grease

 

New ones arent that expensive! LOL.

Wetsanding and polishing work, but youre still going to have some sort of oxidation on them. Some people suggest clear coating them after youre done. The plastic actually oxidizes on both sides. So unless your planning on taking them apart and doing the inside, I'd just go for new ones.

I got OEM replacements online for $91 shipped. They dont leak and have a better beam pattern than my stock ones.

 

where did you get oem replacement headlights for $91? hows the beam pattern coming out of them?

 

i heard toothpaste but i never tried it

 

the best you can do is wet sand them starting from 800 to 2000, then wax them and they will look like new. thats what i did to my lights and very happy with the results

 

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There is a guy on ebay that sells them. Beam pattern is just like OEM, but a little better. Gives more of a "cut off" line. I was really pleased with what I got.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothre...e=370

Thats what they look like on the car. (Green 98 Civic on top of page)

No pics of beam pattern cuz I dont go out at night that much.

 

... Walked outside put a bunch of tooth paste on my headlight smeered it around with a paper towel for alittle, thought to myself **** i just made a huge mess. Washed it off with the hose compared headligths and was in disbelief of how well it worked. Thanks Guys


Modified by Birdley42008 at 4:05 PM 9/5/2007

 

Some headlights are beyond repair.... I wet sanded each of my headlights for an hour a piece starting with 600 grit (rough I know) going through to 2000. I got about 50% of the yellow out, but the headlights were still way too ugly. Used maguirs plastic polish too.

 

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hes absolutely right, itz abt 5buckz and itz get most of the yellow molding off

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=97337
links of pplz results

 

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Wetsanding and polishing work, but youre still going to have some sort of oxidation on them. Some people suggest clear coating them after youre done. The plastic actually oxidizes on both sides. So unless your planning on taking them apart and doing the inside, I'd just go for new ones.

I got OEM replacements online for $91 shipped. They dont leak and have a better beam pattern than my stock ones.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah... new fake ones aren't expensive. I like stock though. I traded my old yellow ones for two month old brand new OEM ones.

Oh, and the Meg's Mag Polish and such, it does work very easily... but not for all cars. An Eclipse is easy, but most Chryslers aren't.

 

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Yeah, I followed the DIY on H-T using the maguirs plastic polish, and the sanding method. Mine still look like ****. Either I am terrible at sanding, or my headlights are goners.

 

The thing is, there isnt really much difference between OEM ones and reproduction ones. Other than not having the Honda stamp, or whatever on them, theyre the same. Mine look good and function just like theyre supposed to.

 

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Actually, you said they function better, which I find difficult to believe since Honda headlights are more likely to have the R&D behind them.

Either way though, they're not Honda headlights, so I'm not interested. I like OEM.

 

plastx works even better with a rotary polisher, or any rubbing compound for that matter. i personally use meguiars #80 for my headlights with the rotary

 

Hi guys! Newbie here from Dubai UAE. I'm planning also to clean my civic's headlight. I'll try using a toothpaste first. Hope it works...

 

Dubai YOU LUCKY SON OF A BITCH.

 

when you wet sand, make sure you use allot of water, i mean allot. also waxing and polishing works amazingly