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yellow lenses??? read this....[200/'88] posted by roger on
Monday, 30 April 2001, at 8:33 a.m.
my headlight lenses have been yellow for some time and i refuse to pay the outragious price of clear ones. saturday, i took ultra fine wet/dry sandpaper, blue magic metal polish and my high-speed buffer to them. after about 30 minutes total, they look practically brand new. sand off the yellow layer until you see white powder, wipe with a cloth, rub the blue magic on heavy and buff it off and then to a high shine. do this as many times as needed for desired look. CAUTION: keep the buffer head at least moist and moving so you don't burn, metl or scortch the lense (if you do, sand it down and start over.) it will amaze you at the results.
--i can see clearly now the yellow's gone.....it's gonna be a bright, bright headlighted night.......
Re: yellow lenses??? read this....[200/'88] posted by Steve Ringlee on
Monday, 30 April 2001, at 9:02 a.m.
That's what I did and it works great. But recognize that in so doing you remove the scratch-resistant layer on the surface of the plastic. To reduce "sandblasting" and keep them from further UV degradation, get some lens protection film from IPD (Headlamp Saver?) and apply it. Costs about $15 and works. The expensive alternative is Stongard, around $60.