Headlights starting to yellow '87 year
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:31 pm
Do I have the oldest car here? CL interior, built in 5/'87 for the '88 model year. ...also as most know, it came into this world as a 2.0 I4 and 3spd auto trans.
IF SO, I just lost my pax side headlight lens to yellowing and that means everyone else is next! could be a fluke.... my 89 gt has donors that will be rehabbed and swapped in place. I just separated the lens from the housing [caulked-split the two plastic pieces] AFTER sanding DRY 40grit paper reducing it 1/16" of thickness. It did not improve. After cleaners, polish inside and out, with no improvement, this message serves as a warning, to keep those lights polished and maybe they'll last longer. This hit my car 2wks before bfest and looks like a yellowing river flowing through it as opposed to the yellowing of the entire plastic.
Also, don't shoot a hose in the bulb sockets hoping to clear a fog from the light. Yes it will clean the clear plastic at expense of removing the chrome! Don't do it!
Andy<---been restoring plastic lights 10yrs before restore kits became mainstream
IF SO, I just lost my pax side headlight lens to yellowing and that means everyone else is next! could be a fluke.... my 89 gt has donors that will be rehabbed and swapped in place. I just separated the lens from the housing [caulked-split the two plastic pieces] AFTER sanding DRY 40grit paper reducing it 1/16" of thickness. It did not improve. After cleaners, polish inside and out, with no improvement, this message serves as a warning, to keep those lights polished and maybe they'll last longer. This hit my car 2wks before bfest and looks like a yellowing river flowing through it as opposed to the yellowing of the entire plastic.
Also, don't shoot a hose in the bulb sockets hoping to clear a fog from the light. Yes it will clean the clear plastic at expense of removing the chrome! Don't do it!
Andy<---been restoring plastic lights 10yrs before restore kits became mainstream