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Old Nov 5, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Looking for a good head light assm to replace my old hazed ones I have a 1997 accord !!! Any help ??
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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Crider4_6
Looking for a good head light assm to replace my old hazed ones I have a 1997 accord !!! Any help ??
just buy a kit to clean them they will look like new trust me ive done it a lot of times on hondas with plastic headlights. your not going to get better then the ones you have on unless your willing to spend some big bucks on some oem style ones and not those ebay ones.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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what did you use to buff the lights out? any particular kit?
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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I have Halo's on my 97. There nice but had a lot of wiring and ran about 250 dollars. Before, when i had my stock head lights in all i did was clean them up and put corner clears in. It was pretty cheap and looked good.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AutoH22a
what did you use to buff the lights out? any particular kit?
Use this...


Applied with this...


Using some of this...


And you should be able to attain a clear lens once more.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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depo blackhoused headlights off ebay.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Crider4 6,


I would advise going down the route that Mad_Mike suggested to see if the headlight restoration polish helps alleviate some of the headlight glazing. If that fails to sufficiently clear up the haze then there are a few viable sources in which you can buy solid headlight replacements.

For OEM replacement headlights, try checking out hondapartsnow.com.

For after market/used headlights, try checking out eBay and/or the "for sale" section of Accord forums.



Good luck man!
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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depo blackhoused headlights off ebay.
This.

Then, you can bake the headlights open and DIY yellow the high beam reflector like so:

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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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Love this lights bro!! Hope to have mine like that soon
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 05:24 AM
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Well pollishing no workie I will try sanding and high speed elbow grease
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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When I was in the car biz we used Plast-X(I think that's the right name) and we got it at an auto parts place...it worked
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Crider4_6
Well pollishing no workie I will try sanding and high speed elbow grease
I start with 1000 grit paper and wet sand them first. then move to a 1200 or 1500 I can't remember exactly... then I finish with a fine liquid rubbing compound. This is pretty much what they are marketing, putting in a smaller bottle and charging a premium for as "lens cleaner." I buy the rubbing compound in a quart sized bottle.

after the sanding and buffing out with the rubbing compound, I clean the lenses and apply car wax with UV protection untill it shines. this helps extend the amount of time between repeat procedures.
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Old Nov 17, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Crider4_6
Looking for a good head light assm to replace my old hazed ones I have a 1997 accord !!! Any help ??
Hello, I had scratched and yellow head lights on my Honda Accord LX 2001. I used Quixx Headlight Restoration Kit (above $25 CDN). It took me a bit less than 1 hour to repair my head lights and they are looking like new ! You don't need any particular tool, everything is included in the box.
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