Headlight Covers

[Leev_35]

Hi Guys,

I have a 2002 4dr V35 and the forn headlamp covers are a bit faded/misty. Does anyone know if these can be replaced and if so where from.

I have been searching for a couple of weeks but can't locate any.

Cheers

Lee

[WazR32GTSt]

2 words: meguiars plastX

i have a bottle sitting in my garage that i just bought, but am yet to use

but from all reports on the G35 forums the stuff is golden in getting rid of the oxidation on our headlights

its hard to find and i could not get it at usual meguiars stockists like repco or supercheap. you might be able to get them to orer it in if you like. i just went with eBay and bought a bottle from an online store:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MEGUIARS-MEGUIARS-C...1QQcmdZViewItem

hope that helps and saves you buying new headlights!

just so you know, plastic is a bitch to find a product that will polish it. there aren't many around at all..

cheers,

Warren

Edited May 14, 2008 by WazR32GTSt

[Leev_35]

Warren,

Your a legend. Thanks for the quick response.

I have gone to Ebay and bought a bottle. Certainly a lot cheaper than the option of replacement.

Cheers for your help!

Lee

[WazR32GTSt]

glad to help

and given its a large bottle it should give quite a few applications

my only concern when i do mine is that when they are polished they will simply oxidise again in a few months time

i was contemplating going over them with a layer of car wax of some kind to keep them UV protected but i'm not sure how that would go on plastic..

[Leev_35]

Yeah that would be good to source some sort of protection for the lights.

The dealer that I got the csr off said the "misting" was from a chemical they put on them in Japan to protect it from the snow. Not sure if it BS but I knew there would be something I could do to get them right and I had been able to polish most of it off so I let it slide!!

[Unique]

I can confirm that this will bring the lights up to look as new. I have not needed it for any of my cars for a long while, however used it on my R33 many years ago.

A general light polish over the top kept things looking as new.

[WazR32GTSt]

thanks graeme, yeah R33's V35's and soarers suffered this due to plastic headlights. in fact, more and more manufacturers are going plastic.

the glass lights in my R32 were perfect, but a little bit of weight everywhere adds up over a whole car!

[Stephen Thorpe]

Use is straight lines if you can too...

There is another product that can even remove scratches, but you have to be really careful with it and I have not seen it commercially.

As per the Thread name, has anyone made any headlight covers for a V35?

"Light Skin" might work, it is like a thick contact, made by Aunger I think...

[WazR32GTSt]

3M also make a headlight plastic overlay for the stock headlights. check eBay US (no .au on the end) and you will find them

[Stephen Thorpe]

Found the smoked ones, but not the clear.

Very similar I would have thought...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Infinity-G3...emZ350117050795

Edited November 2, 2008 by Stephen Thorpe

[Stephen Thorpe]

Super Cheap sell the Light skin, with all the other H/L protectors.

You do have to cut it to shape though, and it is quite thick but it can be done.

I have it on my GSX-R.

The rounded shapes would be a bit tricky though...

[WazR32GTSt]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-2007-I...emZ220099301999

[Stephen Thorpe]

Well I must be blind...

Cheers