How to get that nasty film off your plastic headlamps

[InnerDragon103]

Hey all, i too am plagued with old worn headlamps that you cant see shit out of... so i decided to try something on my own, and it seems to have worked, and it didnt cost me anything:

i took steel wool (NOT the really thick coarse one, but the one made out of fine strands of metal, strands about as thick as a strand of hair) and some water with soapy solution in it and scrubbed the hell out of my headlamps... i mean i at least spent 20 minutes on each scrubbing and scrubbing to make sure i got it all off... You'd be amazed at how well it actually worked, all this sediment and brown stuff came off, and i could see the inside of my light!

Then, i dried them thoroughly and sprayed WD-40 on them and rubbed that in, really helped out. The WD-40 is like a temporary fix though; it'll eventually wear off, espically because of rain and whatnot, so my friend said the next step is to buy scratch remover compound for plastics and buff that on... I haven't done that yet, but the first parrt with the wool and the WD-40 has helped my visibility so much, and i found these things around my house, so i havent spent anything on the job. Trust me, just go out there and scrub scrub scrub... You'll be amazed at how well this works on those yellow fogged up lamps.

[somick]

Very interesting thing. I should try it too.

Just recently I received a coupon from the dealer for my son's 98 Plymouth Neon for the "Lights restoration". They wanted 127 dollars. I never called them so do not know what they wanted this money for. Anyway, this is well worth to try.

Thank you,
Sam

[jserrano]

Yeap, I'm a firm believer of WD-40 as well.

[venado123]

I tried tons of different things and none of them worked that well. The best way is to look for aftermarket asssemblies and replace them. I found some at a knock off place for about 55 per side! Or you can get really bright headlamps.

-v-