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Old 07-13-2002, 01:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Anyone else have that yellowish dirt tint on their gen3 headlights? Anyone know how i can clean them???? They make it look ugly.
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Old 07-13-2002, 02:25 AM   #2 (permalink)
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i guess take them apart and scrub them real good, the stuff is probably from the inside
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Old 07-13-2002, 03:18 AM   #3 (permalink)
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yeah i had that, its like a foggy yellow haze right?... its on the outside, i cleaned it off with that GOO BE GONE shiet, but i think wd-40 would work too any petrolum release agent would probably work.
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Old 07-13-2002, 12:02 PM   #4 (permalink)
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i've heard toothpaste works pretty well also
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yeah, with tartar control :grin:

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Old 07-13-2002, 09:41 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Did you guys open them up with a heat gun. I heard thats the only way to clean them from the inside.I got that crap too.
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Spray Nine = good!!

Also Nail polish remover (the ones with Acetone in them) work really well.

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Old 07-14-2002, 02:35 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Well, not to intrude in your Campry section or anything.

But you guys could even use 2000 grid sand paper, water sand the exterior lens of the light and then use plastic polish for it, it will come out looking brand new and scratch free.. I used it on my friend's BMW and it looked mint..
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So wait, that stuff is on the outside of the headlights???
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i have the sh*t too, and yeah its on the out side.
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hey yo, i just used some nailpolish remover with acetone and dat works great, it takes away dat ugly yellowish foggy type sh*t dats on the lights. well thanxz. peaceout.
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i tried that goo gone thing. i didn't get it all out. am I doing sometihng wrong?
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Forget goo gone, i just used the nail polish remover myself, and it really works great!Make sure it has acetone in it though.
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hey that 2000 grit and plastic polish work awsome.... nice
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Old 07-17-2002, 06:44 PM   #15 (permalink)
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you think that the water sanding technique is safe for windows to keep it scratch free.. someone has waterspots on the windows.
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