Need help restoring my headlights on is300
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Hi im going to restore my headlights myself so need some help on what kind of materials i need. The driver side is pretty bad but the other headlight you can see through it but it has a little build up, so do i need to do the same to both headlights even though ones not as bad as the other. Please list materials that i would need. Thanks for the help.
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Wet Sand paper
That polish kit they sell at the majority auto parts store with in the car wash section
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Yes do both it will save you work later on.
You might want to swarch for a thread on here I know people have posted the process up.
Wet Sand paper
That polish kit they sell at the majority auto parts store with in the car wash section
Time
Elbow grease
Yes do both it will save you work later on.
You might want to swarch for a thread on here I know people have posted the process up.
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i'd also suggest, once you have it clean you install a clear film like 3m to prevent the haze from coming back. there is only so many times you can sand the lens down before it starts to crack
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i tried the 3m restoration kit, they came out worse and i had scratches around the lights and a lot wasted time to show for it...i used plast-x and it helped a lot, not perfect but a whole lot cheaper than new, whole lot faster and better than the 3m BS
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I bought the turtle wax restoring kit just want to know if anybody has used it cause if it doesn't work then ill return it and get 1000,1500,2000 sandpaper and wet sand it and ill also buy PLASTX solution let me know thanks
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yeah its said something about server down ima try it again today. I think ive been on there website dont they make cut to fit also different colors of film.
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ok so i just got done using the turtle wax restoring kit, my passenger side headlight wasn't as bad as the driver side so all i did was apply the lens clarifying compond rubbed it in then wiped it off and it cleaned it up really nice, the driverside was a different story i used everything included and did the process twice and it looks like crap, and i also seen that its from the inside also. The company says i can use a drill and a foam pad and use there clarifying compound, so would that work to take the scratches off the outside or do i need to go with a different sandpaper, and also how do i take the headlight apart to clean the inside. I forgot to take before pictures but i have the after pictures. ![Need help restoring my headlights on is300-1304623914612.jpg](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/is-1st-gen-2001-2005/209127d1461115105t-need-help-restoring-my-headlights-on-is300-1304623914612.jpg)
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