Cloudy Yellow Headlights...

[Sang]

Does anyone have any remedies for the front head light unit? The plastic seems to have gone dull with age is there anything i can use to clear it back up so that it looks as good as new?

[aztecbandit1]

I use Brasso on mine mate but you can try T-Cut aswell to try and clean them up a bit with a bit of gentle pressure and a clean cloth on the lenses :)

[Sang]

What's Brasso? is that the brand or the product name?

[aztecbandit1]

What's Brasso? is that the brand or the product name?

Yes mate, Brasso is a brand of metal cleaner that can be brought at most shops like Asda, tesco etc, But its only a mild cleaner/polish that will remove dirt from the laquer on the light lenses, I used to build headlamps and we used it all the time to remove scratches and marks from the lenses and does work quite well,

T-cut does the same thing as again its only a light abrasive and should remove the discolouring from the headlamps and can be brought from most car shops :)

[DimitrisTS]

If Brasso does n't work, try wet sanding with 800 - 1200 - 2000 grid sandpaper (maybe the 800 can be skipped if your headlights is not so bad) and then a good rub with some paint finishing compound (i used 3M in a black bottle).

That method worked miracles to me!

[Sang]

sounds good, thanks guys, i'll give it a try.

[spikes]

t cut then polish :)

[caitya]

Sorry mates, stupid question, but you mean cleaning inside or outside?

[IHgs300]

Outside fella.

[messi]

You could also toothpaste, it actually works,

[jomo]

You could also toothpaste, it actually works,

Its only a short term fix toothpaste, best wet n dry and polishing with cutting compound, done a few sets now and thats the best i find!

[caitya]

Outside fella.

Thanks!

[petayV8]

I dont trust myself sanding them and have been told you have to know what your doing. Toothpaste worked for me and also SRP Autoglym

[LexIS200Sport]

+1 for Brasso.

Works well to rejuvenate those rear fog lamps too! ;)

[HoodRich]

I tried using a clay car and some detailing spray on mine as they look a bit aged. It made an improvement , bun not what I was hoping for.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/82955-my-is200-respray-done/page-4

I should give Brasso a shot. Will pick up some tomorrow.

Edited July 15, 2013 by HoodRich

[lexus loon]

I used g3 compound and it worked well too.