Another Headlight Thread.

Darkjester · February 17, 2004

Just a little line about headlights, again. I need to know why, after putting silverstars in today, i only notice a small difference in light quality. I have not cleared the amber strip out of my lenses, but my question is, are the headlight covers on the '96 es 300 smoked, or are mine just really dirty? i notice a bit of light displacement right at the lens. I never really thought about Cleating my headlights, but if i can clean out the lens, then i will go ahead and pull that pesky amber strip while im at it. The thing is, the lenses look like they are actually slightly smoked compared to the lenses i see on this site. Any input is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance all. :D

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SKperformance · February 17, 2004

95-96 plastic yellows easier than 92-94 ones as well as it having 3 lines across on the 95-96 and the chrome is more gunmetal than bright chrome.

Darkjester · February 17, 2004

thanks sk! do you think a plastic polish inide and out will help, or once it starts to yellow is my best bet just to buy new housings?

SW03ES · February 17, 2004

You can try something like the Novus three step plastic polish...

SKperformance · February 17, 2004

All depends on how bad it is. If it is bad that a plastic polish wont remove most then you need a high speed buffer ..TO BE USED BY A PROFESSIONAL ONLY otherwise your WILL burn the paint of the bumper below it.

Darkjester · February 18, 2004

its not really all that bad, i think i just need to live with it, i didnt get a really good look at the silverstars untill tonight, my god what a difference!

Darkjester · February 18, 2004

just one last thing ( for now)... can i use the levels and right left arrows to aim my headlights or is there a better method? this is the first car I have had with actual aiming guides-- i dont know how accurate they are. last thing i want to do is blind some poor !Removed! because i trusted gauges instead of drawing lines on the garage wall lol..