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08-16-2009, 09:16 PM
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Friends: 0 |  Yellowing headlight lenses The headlight lenses on my 2002 are starting to yellow just a little. Aside from the cosmetic aspect, is this anything to be concerned about? |
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08-16-2009, 09:19 PM
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| Hippi Chick  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ocala,Fl
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08-16-2009, 09:23 PM
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| Moderator of the North  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada
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Friends: 23 | Re: Yellowing headlight lenses Not really but you may experience less light output. A bottle of plastic cleaner will get it looking new again something like this CanadianDriver Product Reviews Product Review: 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System |
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08-17-2009, 12:53 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Yellowing headlight lenses ive found that if you get it polished after another 5-6 years it will fade again, the cure for this is removing the lense itself and clearcoating it ( after a light sand ) , although this might be too expensive to even consider. |
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08-18-2009, 11:23 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Yellowing headlight lenses My dealer buffed mine so they don't look hazy, but they do look a yellow. Not horrible yellow, but I have seen some clear ones and they look amazing white. Can they be brought back chemically or otherwise? I got kind of a giggle after reading the bit about "after 5 or 6 years they will just be yellow again." (Lolz. Why bother?) Hello Eyore. |
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