R33 Series II Headlights on Series I

[equinoz]

i was wondering, can i fit R33 Series II headlight on a Series I or do i have to change the bonnet as well? it seems that the bonnet is different. i like the series II headlight cos its crystal clear compared to series I's.

[JimX]

Erm, and this is a performance mod how?

I'm looking at a photo of a series 1 and 2 front end right now, and it looks like only the inner top corners are different. You'd probably want to check and measure them physically before buying them though.

I don't think the plastic is any different between series 1 and 2. You probably just need to give yours a bit of cut back polish. My series 1 headlights are very clear aside from a couple of tiny spots of dullness. I'll polish these out one day.

Have a look at the attached pic of my front end, you can see the right headlight is reflecting lots because it's in the light, and the left headlight you can barely see at all because it's in the dark and almost perfectly clear. The clarity of the headlights was one of the first things that struck me about this car.

Personally I think the rounded series 1 corners look better than the series 2, but that's just me.

[dojobi]

Yeah me too. Series 1 headlights look heaps better to me. They give you the GTR look with the right kit. Try the polish first to see how they look. It might save you a lot of money.

[equinoz]

i've bought a plastic cleaner from justjap, polished them but not much different. i think i have to take them off, undo the plastic cover and polish it from the inside. thank you guys.

[nissaner]

Originally posted by equinoz

i think i have to take them off, undo the plastic cover and polish it from the inside.

plz tell us how u do this... i took out the whole headlight out, but it just seems like its one-piece , ie u can't take the cover off... most prolli i am wrong , so teach me how to take off the plastic cover... thanx!

[Bo0sT_JuNkY]

on most headlights you use heat to melt the glue they use to stick them on with from factory.Not sure about skylines but i guess it would be the same. either heat gun or hairdryer.

[Zahos]

Before you pull your headlights apart to polish the inside.... ask yourself this question....

If I cant pull then apart, and they are sealed, what could have possibly happened so that I need to poiish the inside???

Answer: nothing, the inside is fine

I also thought it was inside, and I too tried to pull them apart...

But then I read a thread on here or SDU ages ago about giving them a good cut and polish, and it worked!

Mine were VERY badly scratched on the inside corners, and looked horrible. I used industrial strength cutting compound (no polish) a couple of times to get the plastic flat (and I scrubbed the crap out of them too). Then I gave them a cut and polish a few times, and now they are crystal clear.

As far as I know those covers are sealed, and nothings gets in, nor out, so trying to pull apart to polish the inside doesn't seem very logical to me.

Give it a try first.... you have nothing to loose. Just make sure you let the stuff dry properly out of the sun, and then scrub the crap out of them. If they are really bad, use a buff pad on a drill or grinder to buff them. That should do the trick!

[benm]

Thanks for that info Zahos, a mate was having an identical problem and i'll let u know how it goes.

[SLY33]

Originally posted by Zahos

Before you pull your headlights apart to polish the inside.... ask yourself this question....

If I cant pull then apart, and they are sealed, what could have possibly happened so that I need to poiish the inside???

Thats a really good point, but i could swear it looks as if some liquid has dribbled down the INSIDE of the lens. Mine arent scratched or even foggy, just has what looks like a water mark or something that you cant clean off from the outside.