Ok, so I want some new headlights. I just don't feel that $350+/each is reasonable. I drive a 96 TL not a 2010 TL. I've seen what craigslist, ebay, and local salvage places have to offer and most are in the exact same shape mine are in. I want crystal clear lenses. So if anyone knows where I coud find some more reasonably priced lights please let me know. (I've tried to buff them but it hasn't helped out like I thought it would.)

 

usually wet sanding and buffing them with the 3M plastix works very well... did you properly follow the directions for the wetsanding??? my first time, it didn't look like it did much either but that was because i was lazy on the sanding.... try it again...

personally, i am going to have to find a replacement headlight because all of the clips broke and the headlight is no longer secure... FML...

 

Wet sanding and a nice real buffer will help and will do the job.

 

the problem is that I don't like how the sides look. and the tops are starting to peel a little.

 

I think you're saying you want one that has no diffuser and is just chrome with a bulb showing. It makes the car look cheap because essentially that's what the "Euro-clear" corners for Civics are.

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well what i want is for my lens to look brand new. I have a friend that has an IS300 and another friend that has a 745. Both friends paid between $350 - 470 for their lights (brand new). The swap made a world of difference and thats the look i want. I want factory or at least some really clean lenses.

 

Oh, I thought you meant the side diffuser piece. A headlight restoration would definitely be cheaper than replacing, and if it's done right it'll be night and day. Here's one my friend did:




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^ Damn

 

Yeah, looks real nice. Did he put a new clear coat on it, or just lite sanding and buffing?

 

It was just sanding and polishing. My other friend sanded then cleared on his Supra and it's held up very well over the years. I found some pictures of when I did my old headlights:




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well mine are starting to peel a lil on top, so i'm thinking that the sanding and polishing may not give me the results i want.

 

but yeah. this is how it was for my homeboys rides. but they got replacements. How long do these results last given i drive it everyday under normal conditions (mostly sunny some rain).

 

I wet sanded mine a few years ago and they still look almost new.

 

so i prob just need to find some that aren't peeling and wet sand and buff them. ok, but what about the chrome inside, does if fade over the years bc i want the headlights to look like they came off a 2011 model.

 

Mine was peeling really badly, and that's how they came out.

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Really? Ok so I just need to get someone to do it for me bc I don't have patience when it comes to wet sanding clear that is peeling. Thanx

 

They charge from $60 to $120 to do a set, and like everything else, there are guys who know what they're doing and guys who don't. It would be worth it to pay the guy a bit more for quality work.

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Well if they can make em look So Fresh and So Clean I'd pay $200