head light Plastic

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:50 am

hey guys i need help the guy i bought my car off had tinted headlights now the tint is peeling off and wrecked the original headlight plastic its turned all foggy but not the dirty foggy look like plastic fade...im guessing only way to fix it is to buy new ones? anyone know where from?

thank cheers

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:34 pm

Hi, Welcome to the forums!

If by what you say is that your headlights are delaminating then we have here a DIY guide on how to clean it up.

The FTO headlights have a small film to protect the headlight I think, and over time it peels of and it looks like skin peeling on your arm. That is what i mean by delaminating... anyway, have a look through the following link:

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... pic&t=4045

Hope that helps

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:04 pm

thanx boris that might be exactly what i needed cheers man

tripwire · Post by **tripwire** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:42 pm

I had the same problem myself...

all u need to do is get 3 grades of wet dry paper (try to get the lowest grades possible) starting from the most coarse paper sand off the film till u reach the plastic itself. after smoothing it down as much as possible, spray on a few thin coats of some good enamel paint and she should be good as new

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 6:55 pm

hey guys did the headlights worked a dream took 3 hrs but ened up with a perfect job....all i did was sand down with 1200 grit then used kitten cut and polish....thanx everyone

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:47 am

Cool!
Glad to hear that it worked out good. It makes a huge difference, doesn't it...

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:48 pm

yeh makes an amazing difference...couldnt believe my eyes

hahaha