J-Spec Headlights

UltraFlynn · 27th July 2006, 09:15 PM

I'm kicking myself for not trying this before JAE but I didn't get time and I should have done.

Anyone, tonight I was detailing the car and I looked at my rather faded, slightly yellow, not nice looking J-Spec headlights and I thought... "I really must invest in some UK-Spec one's because the one's I saw at JAE looked so much better". The standard cleaning for these is to completely dismantle them after heating them in an oven, clean and polish and then reassemble. This I truely cannot be bothered with at the moment.

Then I thought, lets see what we can do with some cutting polish.... So I got my bottle of Autoglym Paint Renovator out and used plenty of it on both. Took about 15 minutes to do the two of them.

The results were very good really. The yellowing must have mostly been on the outside because the cloth I was using was disgusting afterwards. (I stop polishing when the residue coming off stopped being dirty yellow and the plastic felt smooth again)

The lights look 100% better now. OK, they're not like brand new glass one's but I'm much happier with them.

I'd guess that T-Cut would work pretty much the same as it's about the same harshness as the AG Paint Renovator.

So all those out there with yellow, faded J-Spec lights. Do not dispair. Get some polish out and see if you can get them better.

Martin F · 27th July 2006, 09:33 PM

Yep, sometimes you get lucky and a lot of the yellowing is on the outside. Always worth a shot.

Kev.O · 27th July 2006, 09:41 PM

Well done Flynn, glad you hear you're having some goodluck. That's another to cross off your list.

Barney · 28th July 2006, 06:46 AM

Now you found another cleaning job to add to your routine

Sometimes these things can produce pleasing results, as you've just found out ........nice one Matt

UltraFlynn · 28th July 2006, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barney

Now you found another cleaning job to add to your routine

Exactly mate. Now I'm thinking that I need to do this at least every couple of weeks. Hopefully if I do it'll get better still.

baz · 28th July 2006, 09:03 AM

pics???

UltraFlynn · 28th July 2006, 09:11 AM

I intended to take some picks but it's dark at the front of my garage and you couldn't see much.

I'll get some done over the weekend.

UltraFlynn · 9th August 2006, 07:25 AM

Managed to get round to taking some photos last night.

From slightly different angles you can still see some yellowing, and there's no way I would say that they look as good as a brand new set of UK-spec glass headlights. But, they do look good.

Cuthbert · 9th August 2006, 09:06 AM

Splendid Flynn. Cheap solutions are always good in my book

kamikaze · 9th August 2006, 09:11 AM

I tried using some glass polish on mine and it worked a little bit-trouble is ive got one brandnew j-spec on one side and original one on other so looks a bit odd!lol

27th July 2006, 09:33 PM	#2
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27th July 2006, 09:41 PM	#3
Kev.O Officially NOT in Wales! UK Spec - Manual Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 4,130	Well done Flynn, glad you hear you're having some goodluck. That's another to cross off your list. __________________ Kev To be single is to be skint

28th July 2006, 06:46 AM	#4
Barney MSOC on winner's podium UK Spec - Auto Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wiltshire. UK Posts: 3,586	Now you found another cleaning job to add to your routine Sometimes these things can produce pleasing results, as you've just found out ........nice one Matt __________________ Barney (A Timex watch in a digital age) Lexus Royal Sapphire Blue 94UKMKIVTT Auto + Bits + Chris Wilson magic! PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS. GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BE AFRAID OF THEIR PEOPLE

28th July 2006, 09:03 AM	#6
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9th August 2006, 09:06 AM	#9
Cuthbert Old Timer UK Spec - Auto Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: dorset Posts: 1,880	Splendid Flynn. Cheap solutions are always good in my book __________________ Cuth. "Beer is proof that God loves us & wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin "Badger beer is the best" - God

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kamikaze Went GTO... None - Don't currently own a MKIV Supra. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 117	I tried using some glass polish on mine and it worked a little bit-trouble is ive got one brandnew j-spec on one side and original one on other so looks a bit odd!lol __________________ Just had to go 'Gran Turismo Omologato' -1991 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo-

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