So I bought the lights from MDeezy and started to get to work. I will attempt to clean and polish the front lens, while I finish the clearing of the orange lens, and blackhouse the housing... Here are some progress pictures:

 

Holy hell at those lens.

 

WTF!!!!!!!!!!! I have never seen a lens that bad. Good luck on your project.

 

Oh, this is nice. If your progress- and finished-job photos are as good as these, this is going to a great thread.

Write down what your doing, describe the job.

Keep it going.

 

Thanks. I will do what I can to describe more of what I did... but in the mean time, I will work on these little by little, then be able to swap them into my car. I have a feeling that I will need to replace the drivers lens because whatever happened to it, it happened on the inside, and nothing I have used can get rid of it...

 

It's wet sanding time for those lenses. I'm planning to do that with mine to try to get rid of some pitting, and oxidation that seems to returned a short time after using plastic x.

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I bought the 3M headlight restoration kit for my 5.5 hids (http://www.amazon.com/3M-39008-Headl...0818692&sr=8-1) and it worked wonders. Don't know if it'll work on that drivers side lense, looks pretty bad, but worth a shot maybe. Good luck!

 

use a good metal polish (wheel polish) with an orbital buffer and then hit it with brasso by hand (watch the brasso if the light were still on the car-itll eat your paint right off).

in for updates...

 

progress looks great...props for the DIY I know how time consuming headlight modding can be

 

looking great! Def a great DIY

 

 

^^ yeah ive had mine apart twice lol,... once for orange clearing.. and one for eyes.. and now the driver side eyes are out and i said F it lol... but i might open mine again... few ?'s...

did you mask off the chrome blinker/running light rings...or do those come off with some force?lol..

what kind of paint did you use,..

 

I masked them off... They are only held on with 3 screws, then they fall out...

 

can someone explain how to clear the turn signals

 

This the the DIY I used for reference.

http://www.shiftice.com/clear_HIDs.html

 

Looks real good. Id only keep the side marker though, but I can't hate on a DYI

 

what do you mean?

 

Great job ... are you using a gloss black or a satin finish black? ... this is still a mod I wish to under take ... love the look of the blackened out head lamps, and I would most likely just smoke the orange turning signal ... restoring the clarity of the lens is going to be some work, but it is do able ... props for the DIY

 

I used a satin black. I am going to the store today, so I can buy a lens to replace the orange one... Update to follow as soon as I have them.

 

FYI:: if you pick up a home depot malibu piece,.. it is a PITA to dremel it to a perfect fit,.. to get mine perfect i used a rotating bench wheel/sander that i used to make it fit perfect.. but.. its a pita..lol g/l

 

That 3M kit will make them shine like new, check out my thread on it, excellent results.

 

3M

 

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Just picked them up. I am in no hurry, so I will take my time and I have a belt sander at home that I can use if needed... Thanks for the heads up though.

 

I prefer no lens and a chrome plated turn signal bulb from autolimination.com, but that's just me.

 

keep this goin for DIY.... wish i had the time and patience to do it........

 

So did alittle bit more work with the lights... Traced out the circle pattern on the new lens, then cut out with my dremel. After that, just cut off the loose plastic on the edges, and epoxied the new cleared lens into the housing...

 

Very impressive. Looks like you're really taking the time to be precise.

Nice.

 

i did both clear lens with a chrome plated orange bulb

...and nice dermel skills.. steady hands .. lol

 

Thanks


I was just glad that I didnt have to sand the lens' down... Just used the cutting wheel on them.

 

+1

 

Looks like some good progress made

 

LOOKS SWEET.. I'm very impressed with the results.

 

3M restoration kit works wonders. GL

 

So the Cleared lens' are in the housing. Now I am working on getting a different drivers side lens, and cleaning the passanger on that I have... Here are some more progress pics, and hopefully soon they will be done.

 

great job i did this 2 months ago. U should add an umnitza angel eye kit they are so simple to install when its all apart. Plus the orion v2 angel eyes are so damn bright

 

I wish I had some HID headlights, good progress can't wait to see the finished product..

 

Any luck on the headlight lenses themselves? Have you tried the 3m kit yet?

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I personally like the amber lenses... but amber-heads are in a minority here, and that's OK.

It's looking really, really good, LowZ. Keep going!

I'm thinking everyone is interested in seeing how well you clean up those big faded covers.

 

I am looking for a replacement lens. I have some leads, but waiting for a few people to PM me back.

 

Thats one of the best I have seen, nice work.