so.. i did my black housing and i decided to clean/buff my headlight lens since they were off already..i wet sanded it inside and out(inside not the best idea) with 1000 grit witch i latter found out that i should have used 2000 grit. i tryd buffing it with meg PlasticX but had very little affect so i went o the store and bought 2000 grit and a mothers power ball and came home re sand and then buffed with power ball 2hrs in and still not the best results..... so i kinda feel like throwing in the towel...

Any advice???

And ive been searching a lil and cant seem to find somewhere that sales just the clear lens for he head lights..dose any buddy know were to buy the lens without buying the whole headlight set..

help me please...
and feel free to flame me but first help a brotha out.

 

no correcting it..............my advice get the cheap knockoff headlights off of ebay and then swap the lenses!!

 

You're screwed...

No place sells the lenses by themselves.

 

Two options:

- Buy ebay HID and swap out the lenses
- Wetsand down the lenses and polish the hell out of them. Eventually you will get them clear.

 

noo!!!!!... dont tell me that please... damn.....FU*K....(sad lols)....

 

Circleheartx: buy the cheap one's of ebay and then just swap the lenses........They fit perfectly.

 

serious i spent all last night polishing them and got them somewhat clear...yeah i also feel like re sanding them again with 2000grit so i can get closer to the deeper scratches and re buff the heck out of them i think they will eventually get clear after long hours of polish..

 

thanks for help guys.ima check out the price on knock offs right now..

 

shoot some clear over them, done! sand them again with the 1000 grit though.

 

HELP! i faild with my headlights.


You failed at spelling too.

 

haha srry.. funny how you get it though..thanks for your advice/help

 

did you mean dont!* sand with 1000 again??yeah i will never again only 2000.
and did you mean to spray clear coat and then sand of buff??
can you explain to me?? and what kind of clear coat??
thanks appreciate the help.

 

sand them again with the 1000grit (i would go 600 though) them spray some clear over them. the clear will fill all the scratches and come out probably looking better than brand new stock.
test a small area with the clear though. i spilled a little bit of gas on one of my headlights and it spidered the plastic for some godforsaken reason. you should be fine though. i did my tail lights and they look better than new and i buff them just like any painted surface.

 

I'm telling you man save yourself time and just get the knock off's and change the lenses. I'm sure if he didn't sand with the right grit sand paper he probably shouldn't be messing around with clear coat on his lights...that's just my opinion.

 

so after i sand and spray clear coat, do i sand again or just polish???
remember i sanded the inside too

 

Im happy i found this thread, i just got the 2nd crack in my driver side Headlight lens. Im gonna have to look for these knockoffs

 

im looking into it man..$200 though with shipping..ill give it some more time and then ill just get knock offs eventually if it dont work...im trying my best until i throw in the white towel.

 

I'd just buy new lenses....and also make sure you seal the headlight like no other....don't wanna have to take them back off and re do the sealing if you have a leak and get condensation in there.

 

i saw some oem lenses on ebay a few days ago...I think they were going for about 150

 

sand then paint. if it comes out with bad orange peel, sand with the 2000 and polish. test the clear and plastic compatibility first though on a corner or something. this is all pretty easy man.
will set ya back like $5. worth a shot.