s2000 headlight

[[JNS 012]]

hi guys.

on sunday i did a DIY eye lids on my s2k...
did it step by step which was on one of the autosalon magazines...
did it all...
but my head lights went foggy ..
i used windex, plastic polish but didnt do a thing
it just seems to hab eaten my plastic...
and praticully im spewing over it...

do u guys know how to restore my plastic headlights???
it will help me alot

regards

[Ferrari]

did you use adhesive?

[fasin8]

try plastic polish

[okocimski]

try plastic polish

Read the original post, he did :p

[toE]

Yeah, did you use adhesive, like superglue?

[.::F[L]Y::.]

sand it back with 2000 grit sandpaper and then use meguires plastic cleaner to buff it?

[[JNS 012]]

i made it from fibre glass...
and the stuff u use to glue the FG together ate plastic

yes i also tried sanding it bak (1000grit) and using mirror glaze 10 on it .. bought it from auto1 for like $12
and that didnt work soo i used meguires plastic cleaner..

[ludecrs]

spewing.... on the upside, its the best time to upgrade to AP2 front and rears?

[[JNS 012]]

how much are they roughly??

[.::F[L]Y::.]

']how much are they roughly??

i was looking around for the facelifted headlights for a while and the best price i saw was on yahoo auctions for 1k! thats before shippping

[aaronng]

']i made it from fibre glass...
and the stuff u use to glue the FG together ate plastic

yes i also tried sanding it bak (1000grit) and using mirror glaze 10 on it .. bought it from auto1 for like $12
and that didnt work soo i used meguires plastic cleaner..
1000 grit, and then 2000 grit. After that use metal polish (autosol). Then use Meg's PlasticX.

[[JNS 012]]

aaronng fanx for the info
il try it tmw..
got a question ...
y metal polish on plastic?

[aimre]

^^^

its more abrasive

[ROLLED]

show us pics man!

[ludecrs]

']how much are they roughly??

YOu can get rears for about $350US + post if you hunt round, and as for fronts.... ebay? I know there is an interior headlight shroud going for like $20US.

But again, better to frequent US forums and such. I think the cheapest I've seen is $600US + post.

[aaronng]

^^^

its more abrasive
Yup. My housemate rashed her Smart against a pillar. We tried to cut it but it didn't work. Then we realised that the coloured panels on a Smart were made of plastic! So we took 800 grit sandpaper to it, sanded it down till the scrape was gone. Of course there were heaps of sandpaper marks. We went down to a finer grade (1200 grit) and then autosol after that. We used A LOT OF ELBOW GREASE. It's not easy at all, eventhough I was using autosol. Even autosol itself was not strong enough to remove the sanding marks from the lower grit sandpaper. So we had to go back to fine grit. If you want it perfect, keep going to finer and finer grits. Finally use autosol to get the shine back. And plasticX if you feel you need it after autosol.

After you have your shiny headlights again, remember to wax it! Yes, wax.

[[JNS 012]]

fanx aaronng..
ill try that tmw...
just didnt hab tym todai...
BTW can i just slap on a AP2 front bar wif the AP1 headlights??

[toE]

']
BTW can i just slap on a AP2 front bar wif the AP1 headlights??

Yes you can.

[J-MuN]

"] BTW can i just slap on a AP2 front bar wif the AP1 headlights??
Yes you can. I concur.

[mugeneration]

I concur.

Damn, I should have concurred! lol

Yes, you can. Dont forget to post up pics of ur work, should come out using the above directions. Try get a before and after shot, maybe someone can make up a DIY to help others in the future.

[Int3gra-T]

if u own a S2K i dont see why u just dont buy eye lidz...
u obviously got the money lol

[ROLLED]

]BTW can i just slap on a AP2 front bar wif the AP1 headlights??


Yes you can.


I concur.

yes i slightly agree, you need to do some slight mods to the metal behind the front bar as we found in that other thread. Honestly for all your s2k issues ur best to head towards www.s2ki.com those guys in the US have done everything possible to their cars!!!

[AusS2000]

I agree with Rolled. There is nothing worse than being told it's a straight swap only to find out you need an angle grinder or you'll ruin your $700 AP2 bar.

[[JNS 012]]

okai i have been sanding, polishing, waxing all F**KEN day.. >.<
the driverside is all good now except at an angle u can see the damage still but its way better then b4 fanx to everyone who has helped me repair the headlights i realli thank you for all the help and experience u have shared wif me... ^^*..
i used AUTOSOL, MEGUIRES PLASTIC POLISH, 1000 GRIT, 1200 GRIT, AND A RAG,....
man im never goin to stuff around wif headlights nemore lOl...

fanx alot fellers again^^*

regards james

(ill post some pics when it was damaged and after the repair)

[ludecrs]

if u own a S2K i dont see why u just dont buy eye lidz...
u obviously got the money lol

You're one of those people who doesn't read entire threads before commenting are you? :p

The reason his lights are / were rooted, is because of eyelids... lol.

[henz]

You're one of those people who doesn't read entire threads before commenting are you? :p

The reason his lights are / were rooted, is because of eyelids... lol.

I think what that guy means is that why even bother buying eyelids in the first place...

all i can say is, its his car he can do whatever he wants

And im reading this coz i bought an s2k with 1 blurry headlight as well