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Old 09-02-2007, 12:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Dull Headlights

Hey guys, my headlights in my camry now are freakin bad. I know its not the bulbs, instead of a clear looking headlight its like dull and yellowish. What is the best thing i can get to clean them cause i think this is the problem. Like others I go to college and am strapped for cash. Any ideas?
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Old 09-02-2007, 12:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I know someone on here did a DIY which involved opening up the headlights and sanding them down on the inside...

Otherwise, you can probably grab a pair of new ones on Ebay, or go to your local scrap yard and find a Camry with clear headlights.
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Old 09-02-2007, 07:03 PM   #3 (permalink)
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do a search, it's covered many times.

u can used plastic polish to get it nice and crystal clear.
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Old 09-02-2007, 07:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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you could try the meguiars plastic-x. its only $5
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Old 09-02-2007, 08:56 PM   #5 (permalink)
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i just got new factory headlights. easy and cheap well for me they were my sister works at an auto body shop that sells after market factory parts i got them for like 50 bucks for both
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Old 09-02-2007, 09:37 PM   #6 (permalink)
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another thread about headlights....geez....what a surprise
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Old 09-02-2007, 09:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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meguiar's plastic X
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both avalable at your local auto parts store....will remove any film from the outside
if its on the inside tho, you will need new ones...and thats waht ebay is for
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just buy a wax and polish your headlights. Also remember that headligght bulbs dim over time, so you should change them, if you want a good bright bulb, go with silverstars, or if you want to be cheap and get a blue color go try nokyas.
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i just got new factory headlights. easy and cheap well for me they were my sister works at an auto body shop that sells after market factory parts i got them for like 50 bucks for both

Think ur sister might get me a pair of Gen 3.5 headlights for 50 bucks??
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Old 09-03-2007, 07:26 PM   #10 (permalink)
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It is called PlastX apparently no one has used it because they can't even correctly spell it. Silverstars wouldn't help because they would still be going through a yellowed housing.

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Wow chill out dude you come in here bitching about how people misspell a product which is totally understandable when the product name is misspelled in the first place. You could have easily offered the same advice as they did while simply and politely correcting the spelling, so there was no need to act so bent out of shape.
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Old 09-03-2007, 07:54 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Well sorry to come off as an A-hole but thats what I am
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^^^Its good to be in touch with ones interself!
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Old 09-03-2007, 08:05 PM   #14 (permalink)
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^^^Its good to be in touch with ones interself!
Lol, at least I'm not in denial
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LOL...yea its not good to be an asshole and not know it! j/k
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