I can see again!

[Slab]

How I cleaned the fog off my lenses in 57 easy steps! And I know what some of you are gonna say, just buy a new ride! Well, can't do that so this is the next best thing.


Before (although there has already been a little sanding done in this pic, but it really kinda looked like this anyway.

I could not believe how much sanding is necessary before you get down to plastic that can actually be buffed.


Ain't perfect, but good enough for light to pass through!

At first I used the polishing sand paper (dono, maybe 1000 grit or more) that came with this kit I bought but I was getting nowhere. I ended up using 320 grit (on one of those spongy things) just to get down through all that pitting (the car is 10 years old). Don't press too hard if you do this cause you can leave some deep scratches (I did). Anyway it went like this:

sand with 320 grit, till you get tired, take break!
then 400 grit, till you get tired, take break!
then polishing paper, till you get tired, take break!
then sponge on drill tip with "heavy scratch" remover polish
then sponge on drill with "light scratch" remover polish
then optical grade polishing compound and you're done.

Or you can just buy another vehicle. The latter is your best choice believe me! This wasn't fun.

["G"]

you need a truck

[Wannabe...]

New light assemblies are about $89 for your car, but hey, you saved a good $17 by going the sanding route. Bwahahahaha.

Wannabe...

[Slab]

New light assemblies are about $89 for your car, but hey, you saved a good $17 by going the sanding route. Bwahahahaha.

Wannabe...

Try again! Used on ebay: $600

And that's only for one.

BMW 5 E60 E61 Bi Xenon 08 10 Headlight Headlamp LCI Left L Xenon HID AHL | eBay

They are HID, and they are active (they turn left and right), and you can not get the lens only!

[duckhunter]

Try again! Used on ebay: $600

And that's only for one.

BMW 5 E60 E61 Bi Xenon 08 10 Headlight Headlamp LCI Left L Xenon HID AHL | eBay

They are HID, and they are active (they turn left and right), and you can not get the lens only!

Still cheaper than a new car!!

["G"]

Ha.....the days of 89 dollar light assembly's are long gone

[stormcloud]

Looks good. With the humidity like it is, coming out of these rice fields. I'd stroke out before I got it done..

[Wannabe...]

$600? Used? Each? You shop like a girl.

Heck, if they that high, sell yours in EBay and throw the car in as a sweetener. Make a nice down payment on a Power Stroke.

Wannabe...

[Speck]

Now that you got it figured out, would you care to do my truck? :D

[Slab]

Now that you got it figured out, would you care to do my truck? :D

You going to MS Camp this Fall? I'll bring the stuff and tell you how you can do it! lol