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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Steve_B on 27 March 2006, 15:14

Title: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: Steve_B on 27 March 2006, 15:14

Is there any way to clean up the headlights so they are as new, or is it the plastic itself that goes dull?

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 27 March 2006, 17:15

you can take them off and rinse some petrol around the inside of them, i did this to my old ones, and they were nice and sparkly afterwards. Just be careful though as it is muchos flammable.

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: Haribo! on 30 March 2006, 12:43

if you dont fancy petrol then fill them with hot soapy water, mine looked nearly crystal clear after that
 

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: steviem on 05 April 2006, 12:41

That takes away the risk tho!

howabout Cillit Bang?

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: Organisys on 05 April 2006, 13:56

yeah, or wonder wheels

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: RIPP3Y on 03 May 2006, 22:42

carefull with the petrol or u might just get cillit BOOM!!!!!!!! :laugh:

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: steviem on 03 May 2006, 22:45

haha,

'why did your car explode when you turned the headlights on?'

'Oh, erm, because there was petrol in them  :embarassed:'

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: RIPP3Y on 03 May 2006, 23:02

DOH, lol

Title: Re: Refurbing headlights?
Post by: barkstar on 06 May 2006, 11:16

If they've just got muck in them then hot soapy water should do the trick - I used a bit of sponge on the end of a stick to encourage the crap to shift poked through the bulb hole. But if they're tarnished then its new ones I'm afraid.
Barkstar