yellow headlights

[shomanv6]

how do you get your headlights more clear without buying new ones?I heard you can use meguires mag alumimum polish is this true,any comments would be great.

 

[jeremyh]

<--------wants to know answer too

 

[wuzzzer]

Depending on exactly how bad the lenses are, you could use some type of plastic polish. I bought some at Wal-Mart and it's made a huge difference on my 97, and I'm sure it would help any year SHO.
They will need to be repolished every few months, though. Otherwise they'll start to haze over.

 

[TheKrazyRaven]

i thought i read on here once about someone using bleech <-- NOT MY ADVICE, if you try this and make things worse dont blame me, i thought i head about that before though

 

[MAD MIKE]

what i used was 800 grit, then 1500 grit sandpaper, then i used some turtle wax to finish it up. they look better than new

 

[Slo-Sho]

what i used was 800 grit, then 1500 grit sandpaper, then i used some turtle wax to finish it up. they look better than new

Pics or it's

 

[SHOtimer]

This is proving to be a good option.
http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=38051

I have used the mag polish on my slightly yellowed headlights and it did a great job to clean them up. However, I need to redo it every few weeks.

Doug

 

[Silver95]

what i used was 800 grit, then 1500 grit sandpaper, then i used some turtle wax to finish it up. they look better than new

when you used the 800 and 1500grit sand paper, did you wet sand?

 

[MAD MIKE]

when you used the 800 and 1500grit sand paper, did you wet sand?

nooooo, i like it dry

 

[Silver95]

Is there any visible scratches or did the turtle wax get rid of those?

 

[MAD MIKE]

turtle wax isnt the best thing.... but it worked! got rid of the scratches the sandpaper made

tims (toolman) dad told me to use finesse, but i couldnt find it

 

[stevemainian]

Go to ebay and buy new ones for 150 a pop.

best solution

 

[SHOMA]

I am going to be picking up a bunch of sets of headlights, NEW ones.. They will be approx $100 each... Email me at [email protected]
Kevin

 

[SHOtimer]

Aftermarket new ones, or Ford new ones?

Doug

 

[SHOrespect]

mine are really yellow too and I want to get rid of the yellow haze, I think I will try the sand paper thing

 

[Slo-Sho]

You can get brand new Mercury Sable headlamps and use your existing fish tank. These are much cheaper than even the $100 quoted above. It would be foolish to pay those premium prices...but more power to ya.

 

[Bill Strobel]

New headlights have a UV coating to reduce the yellowing effect. Over time the coating deteriorates and you have the yellow headlight look. They can be polished (good recommendations on previous posts, I would use the 800/1500 grit sandpaper then a good polish with some kind of light paint polish, then a plastic polish if you have a buffer use that with a foam pad after the sandpaper). Problem is the polishing is a temporary fix. Without the UV coating (now completely gone from the polishing) in a few weeks the headlights will look the same or worse. Then you have to do the work all over again. The only permanent fix is to replace the lights.

 

[Racer X]

I just replaced mine with Sable lamps. $74 a side.

 

[SHOrespect]

New headlights have a UV coating to reduce the yellowing effect. Over time the coating deteriorates and you have the yellow headlight look. They can be polished (good recommendations on previous posts, I would use the 800/1500 grit sandpaper then a good polish with some kind of light paint polish, then a plastic polish if you have a buffer use that with a foam pad after the sandpaper). Problem is the polishing is a temporary fix. Without the UV coating (now completely gone from the polishing) in a few weeks the headlights will look the same or worse. Then you have to do the work all over again. The only permanent fix is to replace the lights.

After you polish the headlights and if I were to apply a clear gloss, would the gloss act as a UV coating to prevent the yellow from coming back?

 

[SHO Continental]

new headlights!!