south_scoob

I was wondering what experiences people have had with reconditioning there headlights?
Im sure with some compound and/ or a sanding kit i could get quite good results but ive heard this can remove the uv layer on the headlights and can cause them to turn yellow is this true?
Also im not sure but it looks like theres some scratches/pitting INSIDE the lense. Thats impossiable isnt it!?

jaygsi

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Do you have original light or after market?

What year impreza are we talking about?

south_scoob

Its a blobeye with standard headlights. There not bad but certainly not great. Its more pitting then clouding

jaygsi

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Just get another set if your that worried, I changed my standard haedlights on classic for crystal clear lights aftermarket ones which didn't have electric motor, so bought original ones in good condition.

There should be plenty of mint blob lights out there, I've seen people rub down plastic lights but not glass fronted.

Willowsdad

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Polish them, they'll come up a treat. You can just use a sealant with uv protection to polish them when you wax your car. I done my blob lights over a year ago, and they're showing no signs of uv damage yet.

Tidgy

had mine done with a simple cutting compound and wipe with a bit of elbow grease. Massive difference to how they looked, not huge difference to the light they gave.

The Trooper 1815

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I have just bought some Jewelers Rouge. I'll update when it's been used.

MattyB1983

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See link........

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-pictures.html

Norman Dog

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Just use toothpaste mate, have a look on youtube.

south_scoob

Haha this made me laugh. I dont want to bodge it mate. I think the idea is you start of wet sanding reducing grit as you go. Then finish off with some compounds.
I might bite the bullet and but a kit of ebay. But like i said there not bad like some audis you see of the same year with realy clouded up headlights.

And to the other guy with glass front you dont have the pitting and discolouring problem so you wouldnt need to do it. I think the complex shape for blobeye lights would be impossiable to do in glass thats why there plastic

Berks-Jack

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I've seen a few people mention this but not sure it's just an old wife's tale .

I did my lights last year with a G3 cutting compound. About 3 months later they started to discolour again along the top edge. I'm not sure if that was a direct result of what I had done because I didn't seal them after I'd cleaned them or just the process starting again.

Berks-Jack

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That was on a blobeye btw.

Matt_STi

I've done this before and create a guide. it's very good!

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-pictures.html

Steveobc

i work in a bodyshop and got one of the valeters to spend an hour on my blob eye headlights, they were really cloudy

bit of polish compound and a mechanical mob and they came up like new, he did use very high grade wet sanding pads first though

PJA

you can get a UV protectant

something like this

http://www.gtglass.co.uk/headlight-r...rotectant.html

I'm sure I've seen a 3m product also specifically for headlights

Ste333

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My 03 blob headlights had gone very cloudy and yellowy, a friend of mine got the machine polisher on there with a light cutting compound, and now they look almost like crystal lamps. The difference was night and day! Highly recommend it.

The Trooper 1815

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Here's my results using Jeweler's Rouge.

Norman Dog

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Flat4x4-again

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Technique used ... ?

The Trooper 1815

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You mix the rouge powder with olive oil or water and make a paste. Use like normal cutting compound. I used a micro fibre cloth and much elbow grease.

MattyB1983

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Nice work there fella

Ace-UK

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Here's my attempt..

https://www.scoobynet.com/lighting-a...-part-1-a.html

Had them on the car for approx. 14 months before selling it with no fading of them etc.

Mattmech

I done the headlights on my e60 5 series bm with a kit off eBay. Came with a foam drill attachment and different compound pads. Worked a treat. Took the headlights off to do them though. Polished them when I done the rest of the car, never tarnished again.