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Today I was really bored and decided to treat passenger headlight with 3M restoration kit + 3M hood bra as a sealant. I spent about and hour working on that headlight. It was my third time doing magic with 3M kit. Please enjoy the pictures:
Thanks, it lasts for years. I have it on my 01 Audi A8L for almost 5 years and it looks great. I did the same thing on my friends 2004 Audi A6 Convertible almost 2 years ago and he loves it.
Nice! Gotta do that to mine. Does the sandpaper take out some minor chips in the headlight? With sanding, you use any type of liquid to apply to headlight?
^^^^ Leaving now-grab a couple of Blackhawks Stanley Cup tickets for Monday night too!
I guess I will see you soon
Originally Posted by Acura93
Looks good, my headlights got polish too, but I don't know why is still dim, should I change my bulbs or check something?
How many miles do you have on the car? It might be your light bulb, it could be your projector burning out or it could be both. Same issue on my Audi. I currently have 208k miles on it so even though I polished both headlights there was no improvement in light output. I don't blame it since projectors are probably burned out already.
How many miles do you have on the car? It might be your light bulb, it could be your projector burning out or it could be both. Same issue on my Audi. I currently have 208k miles on it so even though I polished both headlights there was no improvement in light output. I don't blame it since projectors are probably burned out already.
My TL has 105k, I just got it haven't check those stuff.
It has been more than a month since I restored my headlight. I just wanted to give you an update on how well the 3M hood bra is holding up on the lens. I am sure that most of the liquid UV sealants would be washed out from the headlight already and it would start showing signs of fading again. I will do another update in next few months. Enjoy!
Optimum opti-lens is a liquid coating that's supposed to be permanent. I have it on my drivers side headlight since last year and it holds up perfectly for now. I'm gonna do my passenger's side soon since it faded since last year. That side was not coated with opti-lens.
Optimum opti-lens is a liquid coating that's supposed to be permanent. I have it on my drivers side headlight since last year and it holds up perfectly for now. I'm gonna do my passenger's side soon since it faded since last year. That side was not coated with opti-lens.
Thanks for your input. I recently bough optimum opti-seal for paint since I ran my car through paint correction service and want to get a good sealant for it.
Bumping this. Update? Also how well is that opi coat stuff holding up?
The lens still looks brand new. I will take some updated pictures when I wash my car. The opti product is just ok. I didn't really see any difference before and after applying.
Originally Posted by Stephen Anthony Pagan
Wow the TL came out great, I've been cheap and been doing the bug repellent trick.. but know i must invest in 3m bra kit
The 3m bra kit is really worth all the $$ if you want to keep your lenses looking brand new for next few years ;-) It also bounces of the stone chips and protects the lens itself so when you remove it, your lens is undamaged ;-)
It has been 3 months since I polished passenger headlight and sealed it with 3M hood bra. Here is a picture showing how it is holding up after 3 months:
It looks as fresh as the day I polished it.
A week ago I finally managed to do driver's side lens:
I noticed one of my lights is starting to show just a bit of that hazy crap near the bottom, so I'm sure I'm not all that far away from it becoming a problem.
Kocyk, just realized you're in Chicago! Last time I tried this on my old headlights it didn't pan out as well as I'd hoped. Maybe we can meet up!
here is mine as promise. I am using M105 and M205 with meguairs DA to finish the touch.
Before
After 1200 grid sanding
Final product
Looks good. What are you going to use as a sealant? How long did it take you to work on one headlight?
Originally Posted by KJ TL-S
I noticed one of my lights is starting to show just a bit of that hazy crap near the bottom, so I'm sure I'm not all that far away from it becoming a problem.
Kocyk, just realized you're in Chicago! Last time I tried this on my old headlights it didn't pan out as well as I'd hoped. Maybe we can meet up!
I will be more than happy to do your headlights. Get this:
Looks good. What are you going to use as a sealant? How long did it take you to work on one headlight?
Less than 10 mins, the most time consuming part when I have to tape the headlight. once sanded down the Meguairs DA makes quick work of the buff, I temporary seal it with meguairs headlight sealant but I will put a 3M clear bra later on.
Less than 10 mins, the most time consuming part when I have to tape the headlight. once sanded down the Meguairs DA makes quick work of the buff, I temporary seal it with meguairs headlight sealant but I will put a 3M clear bra later on.
Hmm that's kinda quick. It usually takes me 1h per headlight to tape, restore and seal.
Originally Posted by rockstar143
I did opti-lens on both of them...it kinda looks streaky in full sun though so I'm not too hopeful on it being good forever.
Using 3M restoration kit you can get your lens to perfection. It only depends on how much time you are going to spend on it. I will be doing my girlfriend's 07 TSX hazy lights over the weekend and will post some pics.