2003 ES300 Headlight Assembly

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04-08-19 | 06:25 AM

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shortstop

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Originally Posted by koreywill

Hey Shortstop! Pat on the back given! And, you are absolutely correct about the car looking much newer. In retrospect it was kind of off putting to see such a nice looking car have such sad looking headlights. Completely different now.
With that being said, does anyone have suggestions as to how to keep them looking this good as long as possible? ORO mentioned Aerospace 303 which I already have and funcrusher mentioned a clear bra. Do you have a source for that? Any other thoughts? Again, thanks for everyone's input and suggestions.
One more thing: I haven't driven the car at night yet so I have no idea where the headlights are pointed. Might be entertaining the first night trip out.

Maintaining the outside headlight lenses is easy if done with any good plastics cleaner, polish, and a wax like Mequires # 18, #10, or #17 or if needed a headlight restorer kit . The problem with all clear plastic lenses is they also fade or yellow from the inside, and oxidize from the heat from the bulbs and the UV sunlight. New housings have a clear coat coating and should only need a polish and wax for protection for now.

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04-08-19 | 06:57 AM

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koreywill

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Hey Shortstop! I've often wondered about the light yellowing or getting hazy on the inside also. I kept my old headlights so I'm going to experiment by taking the worse one apart to see what the lens looks like on the inside. As for the new headlights, a regular course of cleaning, polishing, and waxing is the direction I'm going.