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re: Wipe New restorer for vehicle with plastic surfaces and headlights
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:17 pm to CarterWilson717
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:17 pm to CarterWilson717
Try smooth peanut butter for the plastic. Smear it on, leave on for 10-15 minutes then wipe off. Whitening toothpaste for the headlight lenses...wet the surface smear on paste then buff with a soft cloth. Use a drill buffer pad if you have one. Much cheaper and you probably already have both.
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:41 pm to Hammertime
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You need to do some more research dingleberry brain
ok thats one headlight genius. $140 x 2 plus shipping is $300+
the point is the same..wipe new is $19.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:41 pm to Assassin
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And what about a junk yard?
you do understand the point of this thread is to get NEWER looking headlights right?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:42 pm to Gevans17
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$90 each at Rockauto.com
not OEM.
there are no headlights (and i've looked) that come anywhere REMOTELY close to the OEM ones. do a little research first.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:46 pm to CAD703X
Beggars can't be choosers
I also find it very hard to believe that you can just wipe pitting and scratches off with a liquid and a towel
I also find it very hard to believe that you can just wipe pitting and scratches off with a liquid and a towel
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:48 pm to Hammertime
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I also find it very hard to believe that you can just wipe pitting and scratches off with a liquid and a towel
you did see the part where i have a 1998 4runner right? with 301,000 miles now.
$19 or less to polish up the headlights is about as much investment as i would put into it.
eta can you get this shite at walgreen or walmart of you have to get it online?
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:56 pm to CAD703X
I wish this stuff had been around about 8-10 years ago. I had a Grand Cherokee and the headlights were awful. I lived down a winding dark road, and it was a pain to try and see at night. I ended up ordering a set of replacements for it from some website. Cost around $300 to get them. But the difference was huge. My wife backed her accord into it one morning, and after I quit laughing at her, and she quit crying, and I knew she was ok, I asked if she messed up my new headlights. It did over 3 grand in damage to the Honda, but my bumper had a tiny bit of white paint on it, no scratches.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:58 pm to CAD703X
Get a kit at AutoZone that has some sort of compound. They will work the best and are like $15. You can do it with anything that is abrasive because like I said, it is just scratches and pitting from rocks or whatever hitting your lights.
Hell, I used cleaner wax to do it once. Turned right around and used Gold Class as rain-x on the windshield right after that.
You can then go to your laundry room, grab a handful of powdered laundry detergent with bleach, and scrub your whitewall tires. Works better than anything I have ever tried
There are probably a few more cheap tricks that I've used over the years, but I can't remember them right now
Eta: Also get some of those mid-grade Sylvania headlights from AutoZone that are like $25 a piece. They are much better than stock and still have a similar hue
Eta #2: IIRC, on my Tacomas, I could reach into the inside of the headlights to clean out behind the lens. I'm not sure, but I know I had to do it many times to get mud and water out of there. I had a 99 and an 04, so the same body styles as yours
If not, put diluted purple power and hot water in it and swish it around. Let it sit for a couple of minutes and swish it around again. Then, wash it out
Hell, I used cleaner wax to do it once. Turned right around and used Gold Class as rain-x on the windshield right after that.
You can then go to your laundry room, grab a handful of powdered laundry detergent with bleach, and scrub your whitewall tires. Works better than anything I have ever tried
There are probably a few more cheap tricks that I've used over the years, but I can't remember them right now
Eta: Also get some of those mid-grade Sylvania headlights from AutoZone that are like $25 a piece. They are much better than stock and still have a similar hue
Eta #2: IIRC, on my Tacomas, I could reach into the inside of the headlights to clean out behind the lens. I'm not sure, but I know I had to do it many times to get mud and water out of there. I had a 99 and an 04, so the same body styles as yours
If not, put diluted purple power and hot water in it and swish it around. Let it sit for a couple of minutes and swish it around again. Then, wash it out
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 3:54 pm to Hammertime
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Also get some of those mid-grade Sylvania headlights from AutoZone that are like $25 a piece. They are much better than stock and still have a similar hue
Stay far far away from the silverstar. These are supposedly better than the normal Sylvania and yes they are brighter but they would consistently die on me 12-15 months later. After my 3rd one went out I asked the guy at autozone and he said that's normal.. And if I wanted them to last 4 or 5 years get the regular ones.
Sure enough that was 5 years ago and they are still going strong.
This post was edited on 7/12/14 at 3:57 pm
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