Dull On Dip

[robzrob]

Hello All

Just polished my headlight glasses up with toothpaste to get rid of the hazing. I can see a great improvement in clarity. Thought I'd cured my problem. Thing is, my headlights (on dip) are STILL very dull, so much so that I still have to have the foglights on for driving not to be dangerous. Could it be that the bulbs are the wrong wattage or something? Full beam is fine, but I can't keep that on all the time, can I?

Cheers
Rob

 

[coventryslk]

Hello All

Just polished my headlight glasses up with toothpaste to get rid of the hazing. I can see a great improvement in clarity. Thought I'd cured my problem. Thing is, my headlights (on dip) are STILL very dull, so much so that I still have to have the foglights on for driving not to be dangerous. Could it be that the bulbs are the wrong wattage or something? Full beam is fine, but I can't keep that on all the time, can I?

Cheers
Rob

Use 3M fast cut plus (green top) with a green 3M pad on a dual action polisher

or the fast cut plus on a duster, just takes a bit longer and all yellowing and haze is gone

 

[television]

Apart from the good advice above try the Osram Nightbreaker plus bulbs, they are super

 

[elkanavantage]

cleaning headlamp covers

Glad to read your success with toothpaste ( I have a 1999 E 320). I have seen a couple of videos on this process but your success is extra encouraging. The German cleaning system I bought is a waste of money (£15) and its paste seems like thinner toothpaste!!

 

[Lexman8]

I used a 3M headlight restoration kit that I got from Amazon. Not cheap but did a good job, see pics.

The only issue I had was that there wasn't really enough material in the kit to fully do the 4 headlamps on a CL.

 

[Miffy]

I wonder why the lens on my 2002 clk look like the after image, jet its always parked on the drive, never garaged.

 

[Lexman8]

I wonder why the lens on my 2002 clk look like the after image, jet its always parked on the drive, never garaged.

The surface damage on my lenses was mostly 'pitting' (and lots of it) which made the whole surface dull.

Maybe a previous owner of my car liked driving at 150 mph on gravel roads?

 

[Miffy]

you can see mine here

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=118986&page=10

 

[Wirral_guy]

Glad to read your success with toothpaste ( I have a 1999 E 320). I have seen a couple of videos on this process but your success is extra encouraging. The German cleaning system I bought is a waste of money (£15) and its paste seems like thinner toothpaste!!

I too have had good success with toothpaste (Colgate whitening to be precise ). You can see the before\after on post 17 of this thread:

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=121326&page=2


Dave

 

[robzrob]

Use 3M fast cut plus (green top) with a green 3M pad on a dual action polisher

or the fast cut plus on a duster, just takes a bit longer and all yellowing and haze is gone

Thanks. Was hoping I'd get away with just the toothpaste. Will give 3M a go.