This isn't a question of how to put them on, what wiring's necessary or any of that junk, i need to know how to get a damn scuff out of the headlight, when the dude shipped them to me, amongst other things, ie. climate control sensors, climate control, and fogs, he sent the headlights facing towards each other, with no paper or bubble wrap in between, so now they both have scuffs from where they were rubbing against each other, i need to know how i can get these scuffs out, and if i glue this mount back on, will it be ok?

scuff

broken mount

thanks guys

 

*edit you fixed it first

 

what?

 

sorry when I opened it the pics wheren't working you fixed it sorry

But to answer one of you q's you can buy this glass sanding stuff that might get the scratches out. But check to make sure it will work on plastic.

 

**** man, i'm not trying to **** these headlights up, i might just ask him to send me more, that's just kinda fucked that he was that careless about packaging them

 

yeah deff talk to the guy first off. I know those aren't cheap and if your going to spend the money and time you want it to look perfect.
I think that with the broken bracket the light will never sit right.
Did you get any of the wires with them?

 

i know i've seen some plastic polish... ****... I think meguires or someone like that just came out with it recently. It's designed to be used on plexi-glass and stuff like that. Very very mild abrsiveness to it and it suppose to make it look like new. Haven't tried it yet obviously as I can't even remember who makes it...

 

If buddy is going to be a jerk about the lights than I have a solution for you.I did this to my factory signals(OEM and clear),my brother's 94 Integra headlights and signals and his were seriuosly "pitted".You are going to need an orbital buffer,nothing fancy just something that spins quickly.If you don't have one borrow one.I used the terry cloth pad first (it's more course,but not damaging to the lights).Use wax it doesn't matter what kind,I use either Mother's or Meguir's,it acts as a mild abrasive/polish.Constanly move the buffer around,try not to keep it one spot.Repeat as necessary.Next add the soft buffing pad and repeat the process.Take a clean terry cloth towel and excess wax off of you headlights.Hope this helps(it wo't get rid of deep pits,but it totally restores).Good luck.

 

try toothpaste, just not the gel type. It's basicially a rubbing compound.

 

i thought about a rubbing compound, my only worry would be making an further scuffs with a rubbing compound, i'm kinda scared to use it, i dont wanna mess them up more than they are, and i still need to know if the mount will be ok

 

m3 plastic polish it works. i have used this on scuffed, faded, yellowed all types of problems.

 

where do i get it, and how much is it, i'm willing to try anything at the moment

 

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Try your local hardware store, or any place that sells polishing/buffing wheels, and compounds.. Look for PBC plastic buffing compositions

 

YOu can use a car buffer with some buffing compound
to clean them up.

 

mike, if that broken mount fits back tto where it broke away from and there are no missing pieces, you can "weld" this plastic together. Get down to one of your local hobby shoppes with that light and ask them about Plastic Model Fusing gels..or something along those lines.. i remember back in the day i used it for my Gundam Wing kits and it just fused the two plasatic parts together like they were never apart. good luck!

btw i think 'importsyn' is really on to something with his method.

 

Take a little bit of toothpaste to a small section of the headlight and rub it with a rag. If you like the outcome, do it to the rest of the headlights. Cost - free...

 

I have the same problem, but there is also a leak on my right one. Is their anyway I can pry off the front lens with ease? I need to clean the lens and find a way to seal the leak because it fogs up when I drive in the rain.

 

if the scratches are deep, use 1500 grit wetsand paper and rub the area gently not too much, then go back with good quality rubbing compound and buff the area, the coarser it is,(I like 3M PerfectIt II) the easier it will be to rub out the scuff marks from the paper, then go back and use that plastic polish stuff all the guys are speaking of...

 

Yeah, toothpaste is great. it gets small scratches out of glass. I used it on yhe face of my watch and it got out all the small scrathces. However there was one deper one that it didnt get out, *shrug*. But hopefully the scratches you are dealing with are small.

 

thanks for all the replies fellas, make sure you check out the official alarm install while you're on , but i'm pretty sure i'll end up trying everything you guys said, first thing i'm gonna do is take it up to one of my motor head buddies and see if he can polish them, he did my dad's 91 dynasty headlights and they look BRAND new, amazing what a buffer and some polish can do, if he can make the dyNASTY headlights look good, he can make my JDM's look good, thanks again guys

 

I take it you didnt get shipping insurance?? That should cover it if you did. Just a thought

 

Just incase any one is interested, I know a local shop that got a front end clip and has one passenger side one piece headlight for sale.(same side as gas tank). If you want me to check into this email me or let me know.

 

the gas lid is on the other side in japan? creepy...

 

lol, forreal, who pulls into the gas station BACKWARDS

 

I can't beleave that I'm actually rediscribing this... oh well here goes. I found one-JDM prelude headlight at a local shop, that is right, a RHD car (front end clip). It is on the passenger side of this RHD vehicle, or if your in american and are doing the conversion, then it would be the drivers side. I don't mean to sound like a smart ***, but some things are obvious-or maybe I didn't explain enough. Either way someone here is a dumb ***...