Headlights - F80

[E30_Bastard]

Is there a preferred way to refresh these or am I forced to go the autozone/oreillys(kragen) route?

Passenger side is pristine, driver's side is well, you know, not..

See below:

[E30_Bastard]

I'm gonna hit it with some cleaner wax and see what happens, should be less drastic than wetsanding, etc....

[McIntoshMotorSports]

Proper wet sanding is what Id recommend especially if you have some decent pitting. 90***K miles on mine and they cleaned up fantastic. Covered now in a light smoke PPF for protection.

[Natef53]

Originally Posted by McIntoshMotorSports

Proper wet sanding is what Id recommend especially if you have some decent pitting. 90***K miles on mine and they cleaned up fantastic. Covered now in a light smoke PPF for protection.

Were you in RI by chance this week?

[McIntoshMotorSports]

Originally Posted by Natef53

Were you in RI by chance this week?

No sir, am in PA currently. You probably saw my coworkers F30!
This is him.

[Natef53]

Originally Posted by McIntoshMotorSports

No sir, am in PA currently. You probably saw my coworkers F30!
This is him.

Definitely! I knew I caught a glimpse of an f series with a valvetronic wrap. Apolgies for the hijacking...back to headlights!

[E30_Bastard]

Holy shit, that's clean. Sorry to resurrect but the one eye got yellow again and I remembered posting about it. That being said compound wax worked for ~4 months.

Does the PPF help with UV? Might just need some more compound wax, elbow grease, + PPF if that's the case.

What was the grit used on the wetsand?

[AlmondJayRoM3]

Start with a good polish using a random orbit polisher in case the yellowing is just surface level oxidation. If it goes away, top it with a cermic coating. If it doesn't, wetsand and re-clear is the only proper and long lasting option. I've had limited success using the cerakote kit on my mother in laws car but it oxidized a year later due to being out in the california sun and the car hardly getting washed. Megauirs sells a kit that has a spray clear that is half decent but if you are going through that kind of trouble, might as well get a can of 2k clear. Just understand that breathing protection is a must with this type of spray paint.

[m3rxn]

Do the autozone/oreillys(kragen) route on driver side. Turtle wax has a good headlight restoration kit. After, PPF both sides. ~ 150 bucks total. Did that to my wife's 06 Lexus IS 350 and very happy w/ results.

[DavidSL]

Proper wet sanding is recommended, as well as a good polish.

[M3SQRD]

I used the 3M headlight restoration kit on my ‘10 Mini CS and the headlights looked brand new afterwards. I highly recommend this kit.

[Weißbier]

Originally Posted by M3SQRD

I used the 3M headlight restoration kit on my ‘10 Mini CS and the headlights looked brand new afterwards. I highly recommend this kit.

Second. I used the 3M kit on my TSX back in the day and looked great afterwards.