I own a '99 GMC Jimmy and I recently purchased a new headlight. The problem I have now is the other side looks old and has a slight yellow tone to the plastic. Is it possible to restore the headlight if so, what do you use to get your final results?
Modern headlight assemblies use either an acrylic or polycarbonate lens which yellow from exposure to the sun. There's no avoiding it and no way to reverse it unless you install those god-awful-looking smoked headlight covers. Sorry, to be the bearer of bad news...save up to buy one for the other side!
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Welp, if those resto processes can give you a good match between left and right, then I sit corrected, but given my nature to have perfect symmetry, I'd opt for a new one.
As for smoked lenses, to each his own...go nuts!
__________________ Current Garage:
2003 GMC Envoy XL (aka "fat-a$$") - K&N air filter, otherwise stock.
1995 Chevrolet C2500 2wd, 5.7L - K&N air filter, otherwise stock...my new weekend hauler.
1992 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L - K&N air filter, otherwise stock. 214,000 miles...30 mpg...not bad!
Vehicle History:
2004 4.7L Dakota Quad Cab 4x4
1996 GMC Jimmy 4wd
1992 Chevrolet S10 Ext. Cab 4.3L
1995 Honda ST1100...my first (and only) new vehicle.
1980 Mercury Bobcat...my first car.
I've gotten headlights at my work to look pretty dang good. Use 800 wet sand paper you can get at any automotive store. Use it to wet sand the front headlight, after awhile you will notice that the headlight looks foggy but not yellow. Now you can use some 1200 grit and sand it down till its almost clear, but you will notice when it dries it looks foggy so you need to get some Plastic X that you can buy from any automotive store. Just apply it to the headlight. You will see the results.
Tomarrow i can show you a before and after pictures cause i'm going to work on my 99 Sonoma headlights.
I've used this technique on about 60 Limousines and all my customers have been nothing but happy and plus it saved them 250 dollars.
Smoked Tail Lights Rule !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I've gotten headlights at my work to look pretty dang good. Use 800 wet sand paper you can get at any automotive store. Use it to wet sand the front headlight, after awhile you will notice that the headlight looks foggy but not yellow. Now you can use some 1200 grit and sand it down till its almost clear, but you will notice when it dries it looks foggy so you need to get some Plastic X that you can buy from any automotive store. Just apply it to the headlight. You will see the results.
Tomarrow i can show you a before and after pictures cause i'm going to work on my 99 Sonoma headlights.
I've used this technique on about 60 Limousines and all my customers have been nothing but happy and plus it saved them 250 dollars.
Fabulous!
You get a cookie for this.
WRITE A HOW TO!!!!
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Another trick to try: Brasso. They sell it in hardware stores and it's used for polishing brass and other metals but it actually will work on the acrylic, POS lenses we have to contend with on modern vehicles.....thanks, once again, to our meddling government which "outlawed" glass lenses on automobile headlamps.
