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Old 02-07-2010, 04:35 PM
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Car: Keira - 05 GTI MKIV 1.8T
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Well I finally got around to restoring my headlight lenses from their hazyness state

I used a 5 stage process, starting with 3M 800 grit, followed by 1500 and 2000. Proceeded by a couple polishes with Turtle Wax rubbing compound and finally Meguiars PlastX which I went over about 4 times each.. Don't forget to tape off the paint around the lenses though when sanding, 800 grit could probably easily remove clearcoat or at least damage it.

I feel I saved myself the hassle of removing the bumper and buying $80-100 worth of lenses to replace what I have just fixed, to within 95% of their original clarity. Now All I need is a Euroswitch and some really nice performance headlight bulbs


(note the engine bay work bench, hehe. And also taken with my Blackberry so don't expect to see the true quality here.)



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