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PPRuNe Pop 26th November 2005 23:32

A Light problem!
 
Hi guys.

A non-aircraft question as such but I think you are the guys who can maybe help. The headlamps on my car - yeah I know - but I gotta see where I'm going!!

They are wrap around plastic type and gone slighty opaque. A fault with all the early Vauxhall cars with these fitted.

Replacements are £169 each and I was wondering if there is a way that I can polish or use some other treatment to bring them back to life.

PPP

S92mech 27th November 2005 02:56

Some fellows I work with used product from this company to polish headlights. http://www.lensrenew.com/

PPRuNe Pop 27th November 2005 07:46

Thanks S92mech, just the ticket! Can it be bought in the UK? Or is there perhaps a similar type in the UK.

Thanks.

PPP

gas path 27th November 2005 09:18

Pop
You could try here
plastic polish or a tad more expensive plastic polish

acbus1 27th November 2005 13:01


Replacements are £169 each
Tried a car breakers yard?

Wierd bunch of people run these places, but the prices can be low.

Often already removed and shelved as well, these days.....saves trying to unscrew rusty fasteners from a scrapper.....in the rain.....in November. :ugh:

PPRuNe Pop 28th November 2005 19:22

Thanks again. A breakers yard was the first thing I tried but they were worse than mine! And changing them requires a front end dismantling job!!!

Someone I know tried the Mothers polish but it was not ideal.

Gotta get something and I have asked for the total cost of shipment from Ft.Lauderdale.

PPP

gspinz 29th November 2005 11:19

if they're craized theres not much you can do about them apart from replacing them.

craizing in perspex appears as fine tiny cracks through the plastic. a good example of craizing is a leaky fuel drain dripping onto the perspex windows (eg. cessna), in a short peroid of time it will occur.

gspinz

PPRuNe Pop 30th November 2005 19:23

Nope, not crazed just badly opaque in places.


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