Supermade Lenses?
#17
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
Mine are beyond saving now, I use 3m rubbing compound and polish to do mine and other peoples headlights all the time and even it couldn't save these lenses.
#18
Pole Position
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Here you all go
Check out this link. It seems good. Comes with clear bra for fogs, highs and lows for a decent price. Just sand what you have, plast-x it, and put this on for LONG TERM protection. G35 guys do this along with the 350Z guys.
http://www.headlightarmor.com/lexus-...ts.aspx?page=6
Check out this link. It seems good. Comes with clear bra for fogs, highs and lows for a decent price. Just sand what you have, plast-x it, and put this on for LONG TERM protection. G35 guys do this along with the 350Z guys.
http://www.headlightarmor.com/lexus-...ts.aspx?page=6
Last edited by ashtray; 08-03-11 at 02:56 PM.
#19
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
Id be down gotta get some new ebays first though Dammit I'm really pissed off about this. Why the does the 240 get aftermarket stuff galore and we have to diy everything, WTF!
Edit: already know the answer... fast and furious
Ha! I posted before you deleted
Edit: already know the answer... fast and furious
Ha! I posted before you deleted
Last edited by MattStarr; 08-03-11 at 04:24 PM.
#20
Lexus Test Driver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pF9LsfgePU
Last edited by suislide; 08-03-11 at 07:17 PM.
#23
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
#24
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
Use 3m rubbing compound, then 3m polish, by far the best. Or buy a 3m headlight restore kit for $20, worth every penny. Thats what the pros use.
#25
Lead Lap
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its tru no more bought clear lens unless u use ebay, which actually arnt bad if you take care of the lens (regular buff and wax)
DO NOT use the clear film over the headlight! it will mess up your headlight evn more, what happens is the film (clear bra) will hold the heat from the bulb into the headlight and in about a couple weeks ull start seeing heat stress cracks on your headlight which is evn worse than a hazy headlight, u can google the problem, lots of corvette ppl have done it, then itll jus look like its scratched to death i advise against it, also nvr clean headlights with any chemical stufff, jus use a compound or wax
and if u want clear lens with stock jus sand and deline, takes time turns out good tho
(sry for the hazy pic its actually very clear my phone just sucks)
DO NOT use the clear film over the headlight! it will mess up your headlight evn more, what happens is the film (clear bra) will hold the heat from the bulb into the headlight and in about a couple weeks ull start seeing heat stress cracks on your headlight which is evn worse than a hazy headlight, u can google the problem, lots of corvette ppl have done it, then itll jus look like its scratched to death i advise against it, also nvr clean headlights with any chemical stufff, jus use a compound or wax
and if u want clear lens with stock jus sand and deline, takes time turns out good tho
(sry for the hazy pic its actually very clear my phone just sucks)
#27
Lead Lap
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...eadlights.html
follow those instructions but when you do the oven part to take apart the lens put it in at 212 degress for 12 minutes its better for the light (not 300 degress as stated in the directions)
took me about 3-4 days with alot of sanding
i did not use a sanding block, jus hands
i started with 800 grit and moved a step higher each time stopped at 2500 and buffed it with meguires rubbing compound (black bottle with a red car) then finished with meguires tech wax 2.0
ohh and be sure to reseal the headlight propperly or ull get condensation, any sealant will work and can be found at autozone, pepboys etc.
alot of ppl only deline the part where the projector is (much easier with a pretty cool look) but i think its bttr all delined
im a headlight freak, i design lots of em with different lights, if anyone has questions ill be glad to help
follow those instructions but when you do the oven part to take apart the lens put it in at 212 degress for 12 minutes its better for the light (not 300 degress as stated in the directions)
took me about 3-4 days with alot of sanding
i did not use a sanding block, jus hands
i started with 800 grit and moved a step higher each time stopped at 2500 and buffed it with meguires rubbing compound (black bottle with a red car) then finished with meguires tech wax 2.0
ohh and be sure to reseal the headlight propperly or ull get condensation, any sealant will work and can be found at autozone, pepboys etc.
alot of ppl only deline the part where the projector is (much easier with a pretty cool look) but i think its bttr all delined
im a headlight freak, i design lots of em with different lights, if anyone has questions ill be glad to help
Last edited by blacksc4; 08-04-11 at 11:56 AM.
#28
Lexus Test Driver
The appeal behind the Supermade or Bright-X lens covers is the way the fact that they are CLEAR. They don't have the lines inside the lens like stock do. This is extremely beneficial if you're going with a retrofit or a new projector lens and pnp hid. The stock lens with a retrofit really blurs the cutoff line.
#30
Lead Lap
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another thing to consider tho is g35 lights are made of a plexi-plastic cover which is thicker than most headlights (especially older sc's) so they may not crack as easily in higher temps cuz they can resist more