QuestionHi, hope you can help. I have a '98 Lexus ES300. Is it possible to clear up cloudy, hazy plastic headlight covers? I heard that there may be some liquid product on the market that will make your headlights look so clear that you would think that they were new. And once the lights are clear again, how can you maintain it? I know this is a loaded question but I need your input. Supposedly, there is something on eBay called Nu lite.
Answer Follow up- Sean, the haze comes from leaky headlamps, natural deterioration of the lamps, and the heat of the headlamp bulbs in a relatively sealed capsule. Heat does wonders on plastic. If you have a power buffer, by all means, try that first. If it works, or starts to work, you might be able to sand down the haze with some 1000 grit paper and remove some, or most, of the haze. A sheet of sandpaper, a little buffing pad, and a little bottle of rubbing compound is what comes in those cheap repair kits- there is no magic potion in them. They are hardly a bargain, much less a solution. Good luck, I hope the haze comes off- if not, it's going to cost hundreds to replace the headlamps. Bill Nothing will repair the lamps if the haze is on the inside, which is where the problem usually is. The lamps are glued together. If you run water over the lamps, and they clear up quite a bit, the problem is on the outside and can be rubbed out with some good rubbing compound. Don't blow money on high dollar rubbing compounds from ebay, or anywhere else. Those headlamp repair systems are a gyp, and 90% of these headlamps are junk- my bet is your lamps will need replaced. bill
