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Old 09-26-2003 | 09:47 PM
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Default How do you clean daytime running light lenses?

Mine aren't clear looking anymore. They have this yellow tint to them... EW

how can I get them to looking new again?
Old 09-26-2003 | 11:39 PM
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Ditto, any trick to the turn signals?
Old 09-28-2003 | 10:46 PM
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TTT *****
Old 09-29-2003 | 01:45 PM
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I have this problem also.
Old 09-29-2003 | 01:58 PM
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haha... I was at lunch just now and saw how yellowish mine were getting and was going to make a post when I got back into the office about it.
Old 09-30-2003 | 01:22 AM
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I guess I'll just go test some stuff myself and try to give you guys a result. We may have to buy new ones. We'll see.

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Old 09-30-2003 | 08:29 AM
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Are you talking about the plastic lenses on the far right of your signature picture?

Use a plastic polish, it should clear them right up. Local parts store sells "Mothers Plastic Polish", always seemed to work well for my Camaro tail lights, they are swirl free and reflect better than my paint.

Have fun getting to the lights, looks like a pain.
Old 09-30-2003 | 10:30 AM
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My 99 camaro Head Lights are hazy I am going to give the mothers a try. Do I need a buffer or is hand enough
Old 09-30-2003 | 12:30 PM
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You can use a regular battery powered drill with a small foam pad and the polish.
Old 09-30-2003 | 12:37 PM
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So it look like a good idea to take the head lights off for the job? If yes are they hard to readjust. Thanks
Old 09-30-2003 | 12:39 PM
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With the Camaro's you can remove the bracket that holds the headlight in the correct posistion so when you screw the headlight (which is still attatched to the bracket), the light's will return to the proper adjustment.
Old 09-30-2003 | 12:59 PM
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MOST OF THE TIME THEY TURN DIFFERENT COLORS BECAUSE MOISTURE GETS IN THEM. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE MINE CASUE THEY KEEP GETTING WATER IN THEM, AND BLOWING THEM BULBS... I SAY THAT YOU NEED TO DISCONNECT THE BULBS AND PULL OUT THE WHOLE CASING, AND CLEAN THE INSIDE. THATS MORE THAN LIKELY WHERE THE COLOR PROBLEM IS. IF THAT DOESNT WORK BUY NEW ONES, I DONT THINK THEY ARE THAT EXPENSIVE.
Old 09-30-2003 | 07:51 PM
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I am pretty sure it is oxidation from the sun on the out side of them. You can feel the texture
Old 09-30-2003 | 08:15 PM
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I can feel a texture on them, can I polish that out?
Old 09-30-2003 | 08:22 PM
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I could not find the mothers at AutoZone today so I bought Blue Magic Platic and Plexiglass Cleaner and scratch remover. It claims to remove scratched and hazing I will test in the morning
Old 10-01-2003 | 08:13 AM
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FYI, it won't work with just one application, it's a slow process which is why I polish my tail lights so often. I rather do it all the time for a few minutes than an hour at once.



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