Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

The 2000 Accord Cpe's headlights are faded, can you polish them?

RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

Yes. Your local auto parts store should carry a headlamp cleaner and polishing kit. Usually found in the same isle as the paints.

RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

my friend heard that toothpaste worked really good, and he tried it and it actually cleaned them, its worth a try but it would go with the commercial stuff.

RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

My dad owns a used car lot and we have found the miracle solution for faded headlights. We do this procedure on atleast half of his cars.
-1- Tape around your headlights with green painting tape. (available at any parts store)
-2- Tape newspaper all around the headlight so you don't get any overspray on the car.
-3- Wet sand your headlights for 5 minutes each with 320 grit sandpaper.
-4- Wet sand each headlight again for 5 minutes with 800 grit sandpaper.
-5- Wipe down headlights with a dry rag. (make sure they are completely dry)
-6- Spray a light coat of Dupli-Color clear coat on each light.
-7- Spray a heavier coat on each headlight. (Continue spraying until headlight looks clear)(Don't spray paint on too thick)

This process sounds involved but it only takes about 45 minutes. You may want to try it on something else before you do it on your own car. Just takes practice. It truly works though.

RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

Some have had success with meg's plastx (plastic cleaner/restorer), others have had success with wetsanding techniques, and some people have also used paint polishes/abrasives to do the job. Autogeek has alot of this info on the forum, andcheck outgoogle too, its a pretty common problem. -Mike

RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

Welllllllll..for me it's much easier and less time consuming to throw a new set of Brand New Headlights in those cars for the cost of ..say
$66.66 a piece for...say the 1994 thru 1997 Accords w/side marker lights included...does anyone else agree with me ??

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RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

Yes they can be polished I do it all the time. BUT! It depends if they are faded from the outside or the inside, both can occur. Sometimes it lasts, sometime it does not.Wetsanding works wonders but you can also really screw them up if you're impatient or not careful. They still must be polished afterwards.Wheelbroker's idea of replacement makes great sense to me. Are the lenses glass or plastic?

RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

Hi Tex...They would of course be OEM headlightsonly!

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RE: Headlights are faded or blurred, can you polish it?
 

Here's what works on my 87 Sable with less than state of the art plastic light bar and head lights:

Rubbing Compound by Turtle Wax.
Don't go nuts with it.
Polishing Compound ditto.
Carnuba based wax

Headlight r/r on these cars is not trivial ... I believe you have to remove the front bumper and grill.

I tried the Sylvania Headlight Restoration Kit on my 02 Accord Coupe. The lenses were really cloudy and yellowed. After much hand-buffing with the included sandpapers and polish, it took the yellow out, and cleared them up some. But in the end I was disappointed with the results. They didn't look anything like new. The light output was still poor.

So I decided to just buy replacement headlight assemblies from Amazon. They are TYC brand. They only cost me about $45 ea! Sounded too good to be true. But I checked them out. The quality looks to be as good as OEM at first glance. I guess time will tell...

To install, I had to remove the bumper. It wasn't too hard, just took some patience. To remove each headlight, there is one fastener on top, three hidden behind the bumper. They fit fine and look like new, because they are. The lights are nice and bright again. They really dress up the appearance of my Accord.

the front bumper doesn't have to come off. The bolts are accessible with a swivel plus extension and a small 10mm. you may need to take a plastic cover off and the grill, but no need to drop the bumper...however that makes it easier and it only takes 2 bolts to take them off anyway!

I bought a set for $115 at my locally owned import shop w/ side marker lights...so if you mess something up it won't be too expensive to just replace.

the only problem with wet sanding is that you lose all the uv protection and wat ever else is on the headlight that protects it
so if you do go with the wet sanding route make sure you use a good sealer/uv protector and for a safe bet slap on a layer of laminx or something like that other wise the headlights will turn yellow quick