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Had my headlights polished today!

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Old May 2, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Had my headlights polished today!

Before - They looked way worse in person than they do in this pic, but it was the best I could find since I forgot to take a before one.

Had my headlights polished today!-lalrn.jpg

After - The car is filthy and my front bumper doesn't look quite that bad.

Had my headlights polished today!-rk0cd.jpg

Had my headlights polished today!-gltpj.jpg

I took it to Professional Automotive in Lafayette and they only charged $40 to do it. It took them 20-30 minutes and was 100% worth it. I wouldn't be any happier if I had gotten brand new lights installed.

Just thought I'd throw this out there in case any of you are thinking about getting it done.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 01:26 AM
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$40 is a good price. I used two 3M kits for $20 each (but have some extra). I agree its one of the best things to do on these cars. Keeps 'em looking great.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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much cheaper if you guys are comfortable wetsanding by hand. Sandpaper (make sure it's intended for wetsanding!!) 800 grit, 1000 grit, 1500 grit, 2000 grit then follow it with Meguiar's PlastX polish on the 3m polishing pad (i have the same full size pad for my porter-cable DA polisher so I use that and mask off the fender edges) will give a better, longer lasting result for less $
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