E430 Headlights upgrade!
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2001 E430
E430 Headlights upgrade!
Hey everyone!
My E430's headlights has not been touched since day one (sadly) and it is getting extremely dull. I tried to polish it for about 3 hours but, I think it has been too long. So I started searching around and I found something similar to the w211 headlights. I wanted to know where can I buy these (except for ebay).
Here are some pictures of what I want to change my lights too... Please take note this is not my car but similar.
This is what I have:
And this is what i want to change them to.
Thanks in advance!
My E430's headlights has not been touched since day one (sadly) and it is getting extremely dull. I tried to polish it for about 3 hours but, I think it has been too long. So I started searching around and I found something similar to the w211 headlights. I wanted to know where can I buy these (except for ebay).
Here are some pictures of what I want to change my lights too... Please take note this is not my car but similar.
This is what I have:
And this is what i want to change them to.
Thanks in advance!
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I picked up the 3M cleaning kit from my local Autozone for less than $20. Worked great but I missed some spots on the outer most edges of the headlights but nothing noticeable unless you get really close to it.
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How long did it take you...I bought some product from Autozone with little results.
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jluu -
the actual headlights you're reference underwent the following transformation.
though subtle (from the photo), in actuality, it was correctly identified by saintz
as a Depo, but with much more work added. it sports the OEM bixenon from an
E55 inside, so the cutoff and beam projected is of much higher quality than
that of the unaltered Depo/Taiwan headlight....which is quite miserable, otherwise
the actual headlights you're reference underwent the following transformation.
though subtle (from the photo), in actuality, it was correctly identified by saintz
as a Depo, but with much more work added. it sports the OEM bixenon from an
E55 inside, so the cutoff and beam projected is of much higher quality than
that of the unaltered Depo/Taiwan headlight....which is quite miserable, otherwise
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Would you mind taking a picture by any chance I just want to see how good it looks before I spend the time to do it.
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jluu -
the actual headlights you're reference underwent the following transformation.
though subtle (from the photo), in actuality, it was correctly identified by saintz
as a Depo, but with much more work added. it sports the OEM bixenon from an
E55 inside, so the cutoff and beam projected is of much higher quality than
that of the unaltered Depo/Taiwan headlight....which is quite miserable, otherwise
the actual headlights you're reference underwent the following transformation.
though subtle (from the photo), in actuality, it was correctly identified by saintz
as a Depo, but with much more work added. it sports the OEM bixenon from an
E55 inside, so the cutoff and beam projected is of much higher quality than
that of the unaltered Depo/Taiwan headlight....which is quite miserable, otherwise
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By hand. If you use any type of buffer or drill attachment, you need to be careful of your paint. The Mr. Clean won't take out large pits the way a grinding tool would, but it will scrub the surface pretty thoroughly.
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How long did it take you and does it look like you just bought the car off the lot :p?
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Sometimes forums are bad. As in "Hey dear I think we need to replace the headlights and I know just the product"
"Any chance there is a cleaning product?"
"Um, well none that would really make all the difference, and we could get better lights..."
"Let's see what the forum has to say..."
*****
"See I told you there was a cheaper way to make the lights look new...."
"Any chance there is a cleaning product?"
"Um, well none that would really make all the difference, and we could get better lights..."
"Let's see what the forum has to say..."
*****
"See I told you there was a cheaper way to make the lights look new...."
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It worked well on mine. Few chips, but looks good. Another one I tried it on didn't get it totally new. The problem is if you get too aggressive, you cut into the plastic and soften it, so it will get worse over time.
