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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 02:41 AM
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Headlights are pissing me off

I need to know, is there ANYWAY at all, to keep these lights clear and not start clouding over? I can use car wax to clean it so its clear, but it looks like some of the cloudiness is actually inside the housing, and i can put wax on it to clean it. I believe these stock lights are made of plastic, and that might be part of the cause, so I would love to know...are there any GLASS headlights available for the coupes that wont get cloudy?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 04:38 AM
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GLASS would probably break though....
I have the same problem w/ my headlight too... I guess the only way is to take it apart and clean it? lol... Someone gives me some tips...@_@
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 04:52 AM
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thing is, i dont think the Zs have this problem either. i think their lights are made of glass, not plastic
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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thing is, i dont think the Zs have this problem either. i think their lights are made of glass, not plastic
only glass headlights I can think of were the supra replacements and the s class, other than that, I don't there are ANY other glass headlights because they are heavy, costly and pretty much ummm stupid?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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I'm talking bout newer cars of course, '2000 +
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 08:15 AM
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how is everyone cleaning their headlights now? Mine is sooo cloudy....
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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same...tried many things...still there...;
any solution out there?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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mequires plastic polish, 99 cents at autozone, rub on, buff off
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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plastic polish for the win
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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if the haziness is on the inside (moisture) then any exterior polishing you do won't help any. turn on your lights and let the housing heat up and see if that haziness goes away. other options if it's more extreme exterior deterioration of the housing, wetsanding + polishing will bring it back.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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99 cents o_O?
r u sure? lol...sounds too cheap for meguiar.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 01:01 AM
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I had the same problem on my 04 coupe!! Easiest solution I found was to buy the clear bra for the headlights and then problem solved!! If its on the outside of course that is. Have the Clear Bra on my 05 coupe now and no problems yet.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 02:10 AM
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well, as i stated prior, i can clean the outside and get it pretty clear, but the inside still has some cloudiness to it. so i would like to find a way to clean the whole thing. But i think to do that, i have to take the headlight housing apart, and that is just too much BS to go through
 
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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I have the same problem. Its soo annoying. i was thinkin of takin the lights out, takin a coat hanger with napkins on the end, stick it in and start cleaning it.

But serious, its a bitch to do that. I think the next best thing is to take it to infiniti dealer and make them replace it
 
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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All cars with the plastic headlights require care, it's more obvious on the G due to the angle of the light, I used 3M Plastic Cleaner, and their Polish on my '04, worked pretty well, on my '05, I am keeping them waxed. I really doubt the Z has a different material, and I really doubt it would be glass, they haven't used glass since cars had the replaceable headlights.
 

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