MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on January 11, 2015, 03:32:10 pm

Title: Headlight restoration
Post by: jimmy-s3 on January 11, 2015, 03:32:10 pm

Has anyone restored the lenses on their headlights?
Been looking for how to guides but they only seem to be for lights that have gone dull/cloudy..
I only notice mine are not 100% clear when I have the lights on in the dark.

Title: Re: Headlight restoration
Post by: phillips on January 11, 2015, 04:31:22 pm

Yeah done several but never bothered to do a guide sorry!

If really bad, sand back with fine grit then polish out with DA and hard cutting pad, then refine as needed.

Before:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi371%2FPhillips1795%2FIMG_1007_zps914da0fe.jpg&hash=e7700b3e99e0cf6497d91948b854fe581d278d76)

After:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi371%2FPhillips1795%2FIMG_1011_zpsea100983.jpg&hash=ffcd4f60ef0574fe1baa614d272ab4d30d3aa144)