Thursday, February 18, 2010

The clear plastic cover on the headlights of my truck have turned yellow. Is there a way to restore to clear?

All you can do is replace them. The yellowing is a chemical change that can't be undone.The clear plastic cover on the headlights of my truck have turned yellow. Is there a way to restore to clear?
You can get a kit (I used a Permatex headlight cover restoration kit from the auto store for $15) and sand off the yellowed layer (use 2000 grit then 2500 grit) and then rub it with polish (came with the kit) and it comes out ok.

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The clear plastic cover on the headlights of my truck have turned yellow. Is there a way to restore to clear?
dont think u can repl. the cover...i believe u heve to repl. the whole assembly.....both or else youll look funny....there are some sites (not ebay,,,,) that have brand new assemblies not used...for cheap... try headlights or headlight assemblies...price a few places.i ordered me some a couple years ago they were perfect....once a week polish them with some car wax or polish to keep them looking new.
try the kit at the auto parts store.... it has wet sand paper in the kit and a polish it will help about 70% better then they are now..........


i've used them before
Ask a body shop man. They usually wet sand them down. I just dont know how fine the paper needs to be thats why you would need to ask those guys?
The make a polishing kit for faded headlight covers the you can get in a parts store like NAPA,Or Advance auto parts. It may not get them like new but it will clear them up alot more than they are now.
Yes, replace them. That is what happens to plastic and, once it yellows, you are stuck.
You can get replacement covers at the auto parts store.
replace
You can replace them with Aftermarket lenses...We use Keystone for work all the time and they are international and have the best prices.





Keystone: 1-800-390-4600
pressure wash them, or get new light covers
try flitz, or a rubbing compound. but it's not gonna help much.

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