Headlight cleanup
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Headlight cleanup
I finally got around to removing my headlights so I could sand and polish the lenses. They weren't too bad, but just dull and yellow enough to annoy me. Getting the housings out is a pain, but can be done. I sanded the lenses with 1000 grit wet/dry paper and did it wet. I first ground off the little ***** (there are 3 per lens) just because they get in the way and serve no purpose. I then polished them using the buffer wheel and compound from the Meguiar's kit that I purchased. Instead of using a drill motor I mounted the buffer wheel in my drill press. Much easier and much higher rpm. I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Funny thing is why do the headlights get dull but the turn signals look like the day they were m made? Are they made of a different plastic?
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I noticed a strange empty connector on the passenger side mounted to the body just below the headlight housing. I have no idea what it could be for. It's the one in the middle. Any ideas?
Before
After
I noticed a strange empty connector on the passenger side mounted to the body just below the headlight housing. I have no idea what it could be for. It's the one in the middle. Any ideas?
Last edited by Miami_Son; 09-02-2009 at 12:43 PM.
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It is to nothing. There have been many threads about it and nobody can figure it out. Water shouldnt get in there, as the black thing is a cover.
I think it is because the headlights have to be thicker and are of a plastic that is made not to shadder or crack. THe turn signals are made of some other thin plastic. I could throw a golf ball at my turn signals and they would shatter while the headlights might crack a little.
Funny thing is why do the headlights get dull but the turn signals look like the day they were m made? Are they made of a different plastic?
Last edited by PurplDodge; 09-02-2009 at 03:19 PM.
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Yea, no kidding about the freaking fires. EVERY year some a$$ holes decide to go out and start fires. They are 99% man made. This year makes you wonder even more because they were going to start laying off fire fighters due to budget problems right before this fire started. Makes you go hmmmmmm?
As for the head lights, I find it weird myself. Mine get glazed over but when I wash them they get clear, and not just because they get wet either. They will stay clear a few days and glaze again. It's like a film that builds up over them, but since mine is garaged maybe it doesn't burn in.
As for the head lights, I find it weird myself. Mine get glazed over but when I wash them they get clear, and not just because they get wet either. They will stay clear a few days and glaze again. It's like a film that builds up over them, but since mine is garaged maybe it doesn't burn in.
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I was outside most of the day working on a friend's chopper he just bought. The daylight had an orange tinge to it and my eyes were burning a little. When the moon came out it was all orange. Went to Autozone to get a battery for my beast and when I came back the chopper was covered in ash.