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#18147 of 26365 Fogged Headlight Covers by josterholt May 27, 2002 (4:50 am)
Good morning,   I am having problems with my 99 300M. The glass(?) headlight covers have taken on a rather dull yellowish film. I have tried everything I know to clean them from Windex to rubbing compound and a buffer.   Has anyone else had this problem, and what have you successfully used to clean them? I am about ready to replace them if I cant get them cleaned...they look like crap. I would appreciate any help you could be.   Thanks in advance,   Jack
#18148 of 26365 yellow headlight covers by 99_300m_ric_va May 27, 2002 (4:56 am)
Jack,   Can you post a pic of this? I think the covers are a high impact plastic, so a plastic polish or cleaner may be in order. Check you local NAPA, they might have a good 3M product for this.
#18149 of 26365 Memorial Day decision by videoman1 May 27, 2002 (5:25 am)
It's Memorial Day morning and I can do one of two things today. I can either wash, wax, and detail my 300M or go visit my Mother-in-law. Hmmmmm. Decisions, decisions, decisions.
#18150 of 26365 beach by pjyoung May 27, 2002 (5:28 am)
ENOUGH!!!!!!!!! Life must go on.
#18151 of 26365 Yellow headlight covers by josterholt May 27, 2002 (5:56 am)
Yes, I will post a picture...thanks for the NAPA idea...I will give them a try, and report back...any other suggestions would be appreciated. My dealer said that this has been a problem here in S. Florida with the sun/heat in both the 300M, and the LHS.   Thanks again,   Jack
#18152 of 26365 josterholt by 300michael May 27, 2002 (6:15 am)
My 99 M has no problems with yellowing, and it sits out in the hot Arizona sun, during the day. I have seen this on early eightys cars. I do not think it (yellowing) is something that can be cleared up. They should not be yellowing after a couple of years. I would complane to the dealership (even though your cars is probably out of warranty) They are designed to last a lot longer. If your window glass, paint, or othere exterior part of the car did that, we would be screeming bloody murder.
#18153 of 26365 josterholt - yellowing. by kosh_2258 May 27, 2002 (6:44 am)
Are the lenses transparent but yellow, or are they hazy and yellow?   Have you owned the car all along or did you buy it used? Have you (or someone) installed a vinyl headlight protection kit (like X-PEL)?   If the plastic is clear but yellowed then your only option may be replacing the assemblies because I don't think you'll get the yellowing out. If the finish is sandblasted then polishing it will help. If you (or someone) installed a headlight protection vinyl then removing it will take care of the problem. The cheap stuff will yellow because it doesn't have UV protection.   Several products exist to polish plastic, one I know of is called NOVUS that works great but might be hard to find. It's designed for polishing plastics like lexan and polycarbonate.
#18154 of 26365 Memorial Day decision by videoman1 May 27, 2002 (8:48 am)
Well, I made my decision.   Sorry Mom. See ya on the 4th of July.
#18155 of 26365 videoman1 by sdmike2 May 27, 2002 (12:29 pm)
How about if you Zaino your mother-in-law? Make sure to wash her in Dawn first!
#18156 of 26365 Headlight Plastic by toms99 May 27, 2002 (4:30 pm)
I have heard that regular toothpaste can be used to polish certain plastics (it seems to have just the right amount of abrasives) BUT I myself have not tried this. But for the price (zero) you may want to try it on a small spot and see what happens. If it is so bad that you are considering replacing the lenses I guess you have nothing to lose and everything to gain!   Keep us posted...

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