97 Grand Marquis headlight crazing

[dowalk]

Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan

I had the same problem on a '93 Crown Vic. It's from using those gas station squeegees on the headlights to clean them. People use those to wipe the spilled gas off of their car, so gasoline gets mixed in with the cleaning solution. What do you know? Gas eats plastic, so your headlight lenses get cloudy.

I bought replacements for $130 apiece @ the dealer......about 3 weeks before I found come (supposedly) great plastic polish. I'd try some polish first, after that check out a junkyard to see if they've got some clear replacements.

Did you install these yourself? Tell me how.

[ilovetodrivecars]

Originally Posted by dowalk

Did you install these yourself? Tell me how.

I have the same problem. I just ordered new ones. I tried finishing compound and it does help a little but ultimately it doesn't help enough to justify it a solution. They often return to the same state soon after. There is a thousand reasons they become cloudy (gas residues, UV light, aging plastic, lightbulbs discoloring the lenses, etc) at any rate it still leaves us with a problem that is seems hopless unless new ones are ordered. The cloudyness doesn't allow the light to focus making driving at night and in the snow a big hazard.

If you are interested in buying new ones I recommend the partstrain.com
Here's a link for lights for the Grand Marquis.

http://www.partstrain.com/productsLights_(Front)1997~MERCURY~GRAND_MARQUIS.h tml

You can get R/L sides for 75.95 a piece. If you can find a lower price, you can get 10% the lower price from partstrain!

Great warranty and definitely a better solution than $130/piece

Cheers!

[ilovetodrivecars]

Originally Posted by dowalk

Did you install these yourself? Tell me how.

I have the same problem. I just ordered new ones. I tried finishing compound and it does help a little but ultimately it doesn't help enough to justify it a solution. They often return to the same state soon after. There is a thousand reasons they become cloudy (gas residues, UV light, aging plastic, lightbulbs discoloring the lenses, etc) at any rate it still leaves us with a problem that is seems hopless unless new ones are ordered. The cloudyness doesn't allow the light to focus making driving at night and in the snow a big hazard.

If you are interested in buying new ones I recommend the partstrain.com
Here's a link for lights for the Grand Marquis.

http://www.partstrain.com/productsLights_(Front)1997~MERCURY~GRAND_MARQUIS.h tml

You can get R/L sides for 75.95 a piece. If you can find a lower price, you can get 10% the lower price from partstrain!

Great warranty and definitely a better solution than $130/piece

Cheers!

[proplumb]

I bought the plastic lens polishing kit from Eastwood and it made them like new