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   Message 781 of 2,177   
   James Haight to Mark Hofmann   
   headlights   
   25 Mar 12 16:32:05   
   
   MH> The only thing on headlights that annoys me is the certain ones that get   
   MH> that yellow haze and fog over.  I did find a really great kit for fixing   
   MH> that, however.  3M has a kit that will basically grind off that layer and   
   MH> make them sparkle and be clear again.    
   MH>    
   MH> I did this to both our Durango and my daughter's old car.  Mine doesn't   
   MH> suffer from this problem, thankfully.  My Monte Carlo headlights look as   
   MH> good as they did when I bought it.   
   MH>    
   MH> Not sure why some headlights do that, unless they are being made in   
   MH> China.   
      
      
   I think some of the plastic housings are softer. I noticed this on a honda   
   accord that I bought in 2002. My oldest daughter wacked the front driver's   
   side trying to merge onto 695 from York Road in Towson. Needless to say, she   
   didn't see the pickup truck in front of her that was stopped. Well the body   
   shop put a new headlight bucket on and then a couple of years later I noticed   
   one was clear and the other was almost frosted. I just think it's from being   
   sandblasted and oxidation. My VW Gti had some really hard plastic that looked   
   like glass, much better product. It will be interesting to see how the Ford   
   lights hold up. I will get a second set when I do my HID retrofit so I can   
   take my time and not have to have the car apart too long. You have to take off   
   the front bumper to get the headlight buckets off on the Escapes.   
      
   jah   
      
      
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