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Chico Dusty
06-08-2008, 05:22 PM
This is not my write up but I followed the instructions and it worked. my headlights are almost brand new.



I am doing a 2002 front end conversion on my cousin's (lusty2kmax) car. It is complete, except for the headlights. He found these OEM ones on eBay for around $100. They were cheap because they were hazy and scratched up pretty badly. I told him to just buy them, because they can be looking like new with very little work.

Materials I used: 600 grit, 1000 grit and 2000 grit sandpaper. A spray bottle with water to keep the headlight and sandpaper wet during the sanding. I used Meguiar's ScratchX to polish them after the 2000 grit sanding.

Here are the pictures of the process:

Driver (before)
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/before1.JPG

Driver close-up (before)
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/before2.JPG

Passenger (before)
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/before3.JPG

Passenger close-up (before)
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/before4.JPG

After the 1000 grit sanding
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/during.JPG

Wetsanding with 2000 grit
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/wetsand.JPG

Driver (after)
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/after1.JPG

Passenger (after)
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/after2.JPG

Done!
http://students.ou.edu/T/Van.N.Truong-2/sinbriefcase/after3.JPG

Enjoy the pictures!
Chico Dusty
06-08-2008, 05:24 PM
Here are my actual headlights that I did


Old picture...

sorry this is the only one I could find...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/proffessa021/max2.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/proffessa021/max8.jpg

finished product...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/proffessa021/DSC02329.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/proffessa021/DSC02330.jpg


with hids

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/proffessa021/DSC02312.jpg
DIENOW
06-08-2008, 06:24 PM
Are you buffing by hand?....cause w/e your buffing with is leaving the the lamp foggy
Steven
06-08-2008, 07:37 PM
Are you buffing by hand?....cause w/e your buffing with is leaving the the lamp foggy

had the same issue when i did my headlights. some plastix and a orbital buffer and the foggyness was gone.
Chico Dusty
06-08-2008, 08:10 PM
had the same issue when i did my headlights. some plastix and a orbital buffer and the foggyness was gone.

I used the powerball and it left it like that, this Thursday ima try again. but just go from 2000 grit to buffin and polishing by hand.