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Marketplace => T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars WANTED => Topic started by: vfast on September 24, 2006, 08:21:56 PM

Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: vfast on September 24, 2006, 08:21:56 PM
looking 4 a set of cheap clear headlights for my 88 T/C
thx
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: 88turbo on September 24, 2006, 08:44:37 PM
have you tried clearing up your lenses?
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Dansbirds on September 25, 2006, 06:42:02 AM
I have the same problem as mentioned, what can you clean them with?
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: vfast on September 25, 2006, 02:35:57 PM
they are fogged from the inside..I was going to cut them inhalf and clean them and then epoxy them
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Vantage08 on September 26, 2006, 12:51:32 AM
$130 on ebay for the set.
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: fordnut on September 27, 2006, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: vfast;105608
they are fogged from the inside..I was going to cut them inhalf and clean them and then epoxy them

Do you still need headlights? Here are a couple from my parts car:
Let me know what you think or I'll put them on Ebay.....Joe
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Redheadfoxx on September 27, 2006, 05:37:41 PM
i got mine on ebay..$130 for the pair.  best $130 i ever spent...i can actually see where i am going now!
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Vantage08 on September 27, 2006, 07:32:37 PM
I bought my lights seperatly off of ebay, i think i paid about $130 all together, but my driver side stil get mousture in it >:(
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: mantis69666 on September 27, 2006, 07:38:36 PM
I've heard (haven'ttried myself, I ebayed a set for myself) but the grime is on the outside.  Supposedly if you hit the outside of the lens with a buffer they will clear up.  Probably a mild or light compound.
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: vfast on September 28, 2006, 01:40:57 PM
problem is I don't have 130 to put in this car

FORDNUT..how much you asking
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Redheadfoxx on September 30, 2006, 12:22:08 PM
Go to your local Auto parts store and buy some Mother's Plastic Polish. Put a little buffing wheel on a cordless drill and they will shine right up!
My bf just used it on his winter beater and they look great now.
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Vantage08 on September 30, 2006, 05:26:32 PM
Most of the time it's stained on the inside, ive actually never seen one ONLY on the out side.  Moisture coming in from the seal just kills it.
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: mantis69666 on September 30, 2006, 06:50:54 PM
Quote from: Vantage08;106264
Most of the time it's stained on the inside, ive actually never seen one ONLY on the out side.  Moisture coming in from the seal just kills it.


I'm  not saying that they will be exactly like new after buffing them, but the yellowing is 90% or better the cause of road grime and things of that nature being baked on for so many years.  Even when moisture gets on the inside of the lens it doesn't normally have enough dirt to make a humongous difference like the outside gets.  Water in general doesn't "yellow" a lens.

It's  just some advice I've heard, I can't say that it is a perfect plan but it does make the headlights useable again and is much cheaper than buying a new set.  I bought a new set since my lenses actually fell off and I found new ones as cheap as some of the bone yards around here wanted.
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: Vantage08 on September 30, 2006, 07:30:47 PM
You can find head lights anywhere for cheap but they'll be cruddy. :shakeass:
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: vfast on October 01, 2006, 08:41:00 AM
I buff'd then..thier clouded from the inside....
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Post by: ipsd on October 02, 2006, 04:07:17 PM
You can use a product call plastix or use some 000 or 0000 steelwool to get the nasty off then coat them with tire wet makes them look NEW. Steel wool and tire wet cost about $8.00 then just a little work
Title: need a set of headlights
Post by: fordnut on October 03, 2006, 12:21:20 PM
vfast, Do you still need a set of headlights? These are in pretty good shape.....