[Shotimes] Yellow Headlights

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Ron:
 This is very good advice for any headlight work. I replaced both of my
headlights with new units. A huge improvement along with the 100/80 watt
bulbs and headlight harness. The interior holes are for drainage I guess.  I
sealed my new units completely 2 1/2 years ago and they are still clean and
have not yellowed. Are the replacement headlights different material than
the factory units?
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> I had to clean the inside of mine as I had leaks that kept blowing bulbs.
> After cleaning & rinsing, I ran some rubbing alcohol in the housing to
help
> dry up the water more quickly. A bead of clear silicone around all of the
> seams has kept the insides dry for almost a year now.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> Note that this has to be repeated evry 6 months or so. Of course, next
time
> will be a 5-10 minutes job. This can be somewhat eliminated if painted
with
> UV protectant paint. See bottom of
> http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/tools-materials.htm for products.
> Headlights may be dirty inside as well, so they might require a throughout
> 1h shake with hot water and a drop of dish detergent followed by a few
rinse
> cycles of destilled water. All in all, I'd go get some new ones - too much
> effort to get them almost as good as new. This is my personal view.
>
> alfitz@alfitz.com wrote:
>
> > I have the perfect cure for yellowing lights.
> >
> > Materials needed are:
> >
> > 1) New ScotchBrite pad
> > 2) Maguiar's Mirror Glaze #18
> > 3) Maguiar's Mirror Glaze #17
> >
> > STEP 1: Using a damp ScotchBrite pad, soak it with #17. Scrub the lens
in
> > one direction only, don't use a swirl pattern. Scrub it until your arm
> > hurts.
> >
> > STEP 2: Using a damp soft terry cloth towel, soak it with #17 and repeat
> the
> > above scrubbing.
> >
> > STEP 3: Using a clean dry terry cloth towel, soak it in #18 and repeat
> above
> > scrubbing.
> >
> > This procedure will remove the yellow almost completely and renew the
look
> > of your lights. Do one light at a time to see the remarkable difference
it
> > makes.
> >
> > Before you ask, I don't sell the items listed above and I would suggest
> you
> > go to a parts store that caters to the auto body shops in your area.
> >
> > Al Fitzgerald