Make a donation
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after  (Read 2403 times)

Offline Chunkyjh

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 1
  • -Receive: 4
  • Posts: 98
Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« on: June 15, 2012, 01:18:59 pm »
So a colleague at work asks me to look out for a new set of headlights for her 55 plate mk5 2.0 fsi. I ask her why and she tells me they're hazy and yellowed through sun damage. This seems to be an issue with some mk5s. I tell I'll fix it for beer and save her a few hundred quid. So I go and buy a 3m headlight restoration kit and get polishing.

I don't have a da polisher so I went down this route as you can use it with a drill. £24 for the pack which comes with various grades of disc, a foam backing plate, a form polisher and some rubbing compound.

He's before....







And after....







All in took 1.5 hours

Not perfect but a load better than before
Logged

Offline Gene Hunt

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 59
  • -Receive: 61
  • Posts: 2478
    • Email
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 01:20:30 pm »
Good job there. :happy2:
Logged
ED35. Standard factory condition.

Offline Jaywoo-GTI

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 38
  • -Receive: 34
  • Posts: 1050
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2012, 02:21:18 pm »
How did you find the 3m kit?
Logged

Offline Kalpsn2000

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 10
  • -Receive: 56
  • Posts: 1612
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 02:47:42 pm »
They have turned out great :happy2:
Logged
Diamond Black 2007 (56) Golf GTI 3Dr DSG ¦ 18" Monza II's ¦ Cruise control ¦ MFSW ¦ Highline ¦ Rear parking sensors ¦ PDT Stage 1 ¦ Forge Twintake ¦ H&R Sport Springs ¦ NQSBBK ¦ R32 Rear bumper ¦ BCS Powervalve Sports R32 style TBE ¦ Valeo LED Rear Lights ¦ Xenon lights with HID kit ¦ DNX521DAB ¦ 12mm Spacers all round ¦

Offline Chunkyjh

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 1
  • -Receive: 4
  • Posts: 98
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 02:49:05 pm »
Yeah I thought it was good. Easy to use, just what I needed. Was only enough kit in it for a single use so works out quite expensive I suppose. cheaper than new lights though
Logged

Offline Chunkyjh

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 1
  • -Receive: 4
  • Posts: 98
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 02:49:37 pm »
Quote from: Kalpsn2000 on June 15, 2012, 02:47:42 pm
They have turned out great :happy2:

Thanks  :happy2:
Logged

Offline Squeeguk

  • Won't Shut up.
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 20
  • -Receive: 28
  • Posts: 625
    • Avante Auto - Still under construction
    • Email
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 06:05:51 pm »
Nice one, good job. I did the same on my Mom's Focus, but it was just the one headlight. Ended up looking newer than the other one which looked ok before. :laugh:
Logged

Avante Auto - For all your Auto Electronics and Car Audio needs including retrofits down South
PM me or call 0845 116 8870 for advice or pricing. Special Discount for Forum members

Saintsteve

  • Guest
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 07:50:48 pm »
where did you buy this kit?

Great results! :happy2:
Logged

Offline Chunkyjh

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 1
  • -Receive: 4
  • Posts: 98
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2012, 11:22:27 pm »
Ebay mate, just search for 3m headlight restoration kit  :wink:
Logged

Offline leon56

  • Just Arrived
  • **
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 0
  • -Receive: 0
  • Posts: 11
    • Email
Re: Hazy yellowed headlights before/after
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2012, 07:01:27 pm »
I've just done some for a mate last week failed mot on no pattern so wet flatted with 800 then 1200 and finished with 2000 them mopped with compound better than new and past mot
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »