My CTR headlight restoration
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From: The Ham, AL
My CTR headlight restoration
Well, to say the least, my CTR headlights were in dire condition. Weather stripping was hanging off, lenses were faded, lots of scratches, and the passenger side lens somehow was full of cracks. I thought about selling them for cheap and buying a new set, but I decided it would be better (and cheaper) to keep these and bring them back to life.
The lights were beyond the help of any rubbing compounds, wet-sanding, polishing, or anything of that nature. Here you can see the cracks in the passenger lens:
Seemed like the only thing to do was source a clean set of US lights. Took a while, but I finally found a decent set - thanks KRInspire
Comparison of the US light and my dead CTR:
Following the first half of SPORT INJECTION's DIY guide, I baked the headlights and swapped the lenses.
One down, one to go:
And both headlights completed, can't wait to install them:
All in all, not a bad way to spend the afternoon. My fingers hurt, but it was worth it.
And yes, I'm bored enough to make a thread about this
The lights were beyond the help of any rubbing compounds, wet-sanding, polishing, or anything of that nature. Here you can see the cracks in the passenger lens:
Seemed like the only thing to do was source a clean set of US lights. Took a while, but I finally found a decent set - thanks KRInspire
Comparison of the US light and my dead CTR:
Following the first half of SPORT INJECTION's DIY guide, I baked the headlights and swapped the lenses.
One down, one to go:
And both headlights completed, can't wait to install them:
All in all, not a bad way to spend the afternoon. My fingers hurt, but it was worth it.
And yes, I'm bored enough to make a thread about this
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Re: My CTR headlight restoration (BrokeA$$Pinoy)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BrokeA$$Pinoy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why did you have to bake your ctr headlights which are already have the dark tint to them?</TD></TR></TABLE>
R u serious?
Baking is to remove the clear lens from the housing.
R u serious?
Baking is to remove the clear lens from the housing.
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Re: (slaberdy)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slaberdy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what? he needed to bake both headlights to take the clear lenses off and swap...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yep, it was alot of baking... 4 headlights takes a while
Yep, it was alot of baking... 4 headlights takes a while
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Re: (n1_ek)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by n1_ek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">coo, but kind of a waste of time. i just send them out to the body shop for refinishing. they charge like 30-40 bucks and they come out like new. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Body shop can't fix cracks like these had, unless they do the same thing I did
Body shop can't fix cracks like these had, unless they do the same thing I did
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Re: My CTR headlight restoration (Brewer)
they're not CTR HEADLIGHTS ANYMORE 
, should have left it the way it was...
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just joking, way to save the lights, never seen that done before.
Wish I could do that with my accord lights, usdm never came 1 piece
, should have left it the way it was....
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just joking, way to save the lights, never seen that done before.
Wish I could do that with my accord lights, usdm never came 1 piece
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Re: My CTR headlight restoration (UCLA.lion)
i know the bakign process was to remove the sealant, i was just wondering if he repaitn over them coz with my monitor it seemed darker than it was
