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Headlight repair ????

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by NCTaco, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. Jul 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM
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    NCTaco

    NCTaco [OP] Well-Known Member

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    secondary airfilter removed, deblinged , bhlm , satoshi grill
    I started by doing the bhlm and all was well. so not leaving well enough alone my lenses were a little dengie on the top part so i bought a repair kit made by 3m. it got all the dengie look out but now the lenses have a hazie look to them . What can i do to fix this

    before 3m repair
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    after 3m repair

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    hopefully someone has an answer, i cant stand it it looks worse that to begin with
     
  2. Jul 21, 2011 at 7:03 PM
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    08PRELB

    08PRELB Don't Tread On Me

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    You could try buffing and polishing them. I have restored several different sets of headlights and I havent had a problem yet.
     
  3. Jul 21, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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    NCTaco

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    i dunno im gona try the whole process again , maybe i didnt spend enough time with the fine gritt and buffer pad , just curious if anyone else had used the product and had trouble
     
  4. Jul 21, 2011 at 7:16 PM
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    NCTaco

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    sounds good ill try some this weeken, thanks
     
  5. Jul 21, 2011 at 7:24 PM
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    NCTaco

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    cleaned them with windex before i started
     

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