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#18152 of 26366 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 26366 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 26366 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 26366 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 26366 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...
#18157 of 26366 plastic polishing by easyrider300m May 27, 2002 (5:12 pm)
I have used white polishing compound made for car paint--(not the red stuff)----if it works on paint without scratching, it makes sense it should be fine enough to use on plastic---Im not sure but I think Simoniz makes it----should be available in most auto parts stores--I believe it comes in a green and white can---the yellow may be through and through the plastic so I am not sure this will work--this is mainly to take out fine scratches-----I have used it on plastic watch crystals with good luck---
#18158 of 26366 mawg by beach15 May 27, 2002 (5:13 pm)
Hope the little tip shed some light on your situation, even though I thought it was help, of course someone had to tell me to get a life! Boy, the M boys are being nice today I see...!   Good luck and happy Memorial Day everyone!
#18159 of 26366 Hey Otto or Wire2 by blonda May 27, 2002 (6:04 pm)
I was just curious...while washing my M today I saw this grimey paper sticking out under the wheel near the axle on the front drivers side. I pulled it out (looks like it's seen some serious heat!). It's a label with bar codes and most of it I can make out. It says Deep Slate, Chrysler 300 Front... something. Has VIN, ECN and a part number (ORW52VAWAE). I figure it's just a part label, but must be important...also has the date 9/10/98 at 12:22:39 pm. My car was built on 9/15/98 at 12:51pm (this is off the label inside the door). Is this maybe the engine or transaxle?
#18160 of 26366 And speaking of washing the M... by blonda May 27, 2002 (6:08 pm)
It's been pretty much clear blue skies today. M looks nice and shiney. Weatherman says it's going to rain starting about 3am tomorrow morning. Great. Just in time for the dirty road grime to get all over the car. 8-( (hopefully he's wrong...usually his half the time anyway)
#18161 of 26366 Easy & Cheap Mod by glennbp May 27, 2002 (6:12 pm)
Last night when I got in my M in total darkness, I noticed that the interior lights were awfully bright, too bright - all 8 of them! Today I picked up 4 194B blue bulbs and replaced the bulbs in the 2 overhead console map lights and also the upper rear lights where the assist handles are. I left the front and rear door lights alone primarily for safety reasons. I know blue light isn't to everyone's liking, but it really cooled down the harshness and adds a nice effect. I liked it so much that I added a thin 4" blue neon tube just behind the overhead console. I simply spliced it into the left map light so that it comes on automatically or I can turn it on manually by pressing the light. It's bright enough to read by, but gives off a beautiful blue glow. Anyway, the whole deal was under $20.00 and took all of a half hour. Those bulbs, as well as the neon, come in many colors, so have fun if you wish!

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