juan01

Hey, has anyone experienced dirty headlights? You know the covering... It's like there's some white stuff starting to build up.. I can't really tell if its in the inside or the outside... but yea how do I clean it or take it off

EGainer

The headlights... I know exactly what you are talking about. Check out the thread "Clear Corners". It was started by MCElliot, I contributed to it when I took apart my headlights as well. It is how you get clear corners as well, but while the headlamp is apart, I cleaned it. It looks much better...

Balzak

try scraping some of it of with an exacto knife. If some if it comes of, then its on the outside.

j2tha0e

if it's on the outside, and just looking a little cloudy, take off the headlight, and if you have a buffer, use a corse cloth. shine it up with some wax after. should look crystal clrear.

juan01

Um, how exactly do I take off my headlights?

Kyle Harty

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I was just searching on this last night since I'm planning on doing the clear corner mod soon. There's a thread titled "94 ES300 headlights" by Egainer in which he describes how to remove the headlight assembly. Thanks Eric. Do a search for that topic or for "headlights" and you'll find the thread.

flipside909

Here's the most cost effective and easiest method. Use tartar control toothpaste and an old toothbrush on the lens. Take your time and work on it for a bit. It should remove that haze. Or if you like, try rubbing compound.

Good Luck!

Steve Barnes

Use T Cut and a rag or any paint rubbing compound.

I did post a thread regarding cloudy lights.. after rubbing compound they are brand new

mcelligott

If you don't know how to, don't bother with the clear corner/internal headlight cleaning mod. ES headlights arent cheap.

ESES

In HK (Hong Kong) the ES300 there all have clear conrners and doesn't have reflectors with different side corner light patterns. It comes standard for all of the ES300 in HK and you can buy them for like 200HKD ( 200HKD = 40CDN). Anyone want clear corners should go to HK. hehe~

ESES

juan01

Ok, I just tried cleaning the outside... And most of the haze is in fact outside. So I will try flipside's toothpaste method, since that seems to work well on all my pairs of white shoes... muahahah. Will be back with the outcome.

Steve Barnes

hmmm minty fresh!

the difference when the lights are clean is amazing

juan01

Did it, and it sorta worked, but most of the "dirt" is still there. Forget it, I can live with dirty headlights.

Steve Barnes

you need a rubbing compound... toothpaste is not course enough.

Goto your general motor accessory store and ask for paint rubbing compound... that will shift anything! even small scratches on your paintwork.

Rub that around in a circular motion around the headlights.. after a minute or two wipe it all off with a nice clean rag... voila.. very clean headlights!

My lights were very bad! this removed the dirt and fading plastic.

i even did my rear lights too and the fender.

Note!.... if you rub your scratches on your paintwork with rubbing compound always make sure you wax the paintwork afterwards. if in doubt ask the guys in the accessory store.