JASMINx93

The headlights on my '03 C320 have gotten pretty foggy, but I don't want to buy new ones and/or spend a lot of money in trying to restore them. Does the headlight restoration system actually work? I've heard a lot of people say that this does not work so great, I'm not sure. Any ideas?
thanks

MbzC230K

I have not tried the lens restorer kits myself and I'm curious about them as well. Perhaps i'll try it after i install my new eyes when i get a clear day w/o rain. Also, my uncle owns several mercedes' (190E 2.3 16v, E320 sport wagon, 500 SL) and what he does to clean up all the buildup on the headlights is just to wet sand it with some really fine grit sandpaper and an occasional rub down of some lacquer thinner in between the sanding.

samaritrey

From other treads with the exact same topic it looks like they can do a lot if you know what you are doing. i am going to try one on my bix because they are not mint any more.

anthonyy

You can use "FW1 CLEANING WAX WITH CARNAUBA" on your headlights/fog lights as well. It will take out the oxidation. I have used it before and it worked surprisingly well. Just spray it on, leave it for a couple minutes, and rub it out with a shammy with a little pressure.

second2none

I've done this before on previous cars and its worked great.

Wetsand with high grit sandpaper.
Use buffer and some compound.
Then follow with the buffer and some polish.
Lastly, use the buffer with some wax and you should be good for quite some time. Only thing is, few months down the line. The hazing will come back so you have to repeat. Make sure to tape and mask off the area which isn't worked on or you risk burning through your paint. Not really tedious and the results are awesome. Headlights look like when the car rolled off the assembly line.

rthaynes630

There is only one way to permanently fix your headlights and have a patent pending on it the restore kits work ok there like 15 bucks at the auto store but they will fog back up in less than 3 months….

rthaynes630

second2none has the right idea just be sure not to burn the light when buffing keep it moving and use lots of compound......you can only do this 2 to 3 times before the light is DONE!!!!

Nokiemon

Any good lightly adhesive-based polish will work and if you can apply via buffer as opposed to hand with a light cut pad like a LC White pad, you can correct most surface defects from headlight plastic very easily.

When mine get fuzzy, I hit it with a little Megs 205 or DP Glass Polish, or other similar compound with an orbital buffer on a white or black pad, then finish out with a good sealer like Duragloss 105 or Klasse, etc by hand to protect.

There is a thread on Autopia where a forum member uses a mixture of linseed oil and mineral spirits that he swears by, so there are some creative methods out there to address this.

abcde12

I never tried this but one of my friends told me once that brake fluid will work just fine.
Be careful not to get that in touch with the paint since it will remove the paint of your car.

wally AMG

Try this "3M Headlight Lens Restoration System" is araund $20.00 work excellent, I use this product before, also you can check videos on you tube...

T.O_c240

I've seen them do it on PowerBlock TV with toothpaste (srs), since toothpaste is a degreaser / polisher it generally works in the same way as those polishing kits but at a fraction of the cost. The results aren't as good as those kits but for pennies it actually does a decent job.

omg its nate

In about a week I will be putting my clear ones up for sale.

03MBC320

^^ can't wait!

and actually i've heard about that toothpaste trick, apparently it works pretty well
shiaatt, toothpaste makes pimples go away too, its a miracle paste lol
I was getting my alignment done the other day and the shop had the 3M headlight restoration kit, and the guy working the desk was telling me how he just did it on his car and it was amazing blah blah, not sure if he was just pushing a sale or was for real (although he seemed pretty sincere, talked to him for about an hour about cars and such and he knew his stuff)

FrankW

the 3M cleaner kit works, but really all you need is the 3M plastic cleaner, some fine grit sand paper, a buffer, and some wax.

i only used the plastic cleaner.

E92-Lighting

it will work, but for a few months at a time

rockettst

thanks so much for the help guys. i appreciate you and people like you. it's nice 2 know every1 isn't just out for themselves these days. i will do my best to pay it 4ward. the only thing is, i'm a big dummy where this stuff is concerned. i have got 2 replace the cps and don't know if i should even try. i'm afraid 2 screw something else up on top of that. but thanks again.

jcp317

White toothpaste will work. I am actually going to do my headlights tomorrow. The white paste kind. (not gel...no whitening) Wipe on like wax to a haze, then remove with a lil water with another towel. It works pretty well for a dollar.

VVF

To make it more or less permanent, you will need to clear coat the headlights after polishing. By polishing you are removing the factory protective coat, that's why they haze up so fast.

Akhafeez

I used the Turtle wax product, and it worked like a charm on my dads volkswagen. However i used the same product on my 230k and didn't get the same results. Try everything that they said above, it doesn't hurt