vjd3

My "new" winter driver is an Audi A6, which sports the typical milky looking headlight lenses ... hey, just like most of the 993's I've had!

So, I was looking through the board at Audi World and discovered the following post, which had remarkable results from a headlight polishing kit from a company called MicroSurface. I bought the kit and will do my own A6 lights tomorrow, but I thought the link might be of interest. Since the Audi lights are also by Bosch, presumably this might brighten up the lights on the 993 as well ... if anyone dares to try it.

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Whole thread:

http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/524775.phtml

vjd3

FYI, the kit contains numerous grades of sandpaper for wet sanding, plus some flannel cloths and a fine polish to finish up with.

Here's a link to the kit ... $12.95.

Kit online (no affiliation)

YMMV!

993polarsilver

I have used the Meguire's plastic window polish and cleaner for cloudy lenses on my former BMW's. I bought the stuff at first to keep the plastic window on the convertible top clear, but found that it works well as a light plastic polish on lenses and other clear plastic surfaces. YRMV.

TheOtherEric

I don't think that will do anything for our headlights since our headlights are glass. Audis are plastic I,m pretty sure.

scat

Thats exactly correct.Our headlights start to get "foggy"(yellowish) from inside.
No amount of polishing will solve the problem.

c993k

It won't work on the 993 but it will work on my Ford Expedition! Thanks
Chris

InTheAir

Exactamundo, Eric.

I decided to just buy new lenses for $55 each, shipped from autohausaz.com. Now I need to get some lens covers.

MarkD

Jeff: http://www.xpel.com/products/headlight.asp

Specifically: http://www.xpel.com/products/configu...&submodel=1544

Under $40 for the kit

InTheAir

Mark, have you used 'em? Do you like 'em?
(sorry for the brief thread hijack)

TheOtherEric

Yes, I recently did the exact same thing. The best $110 I've spent on my car yet!!

vjd3

The Audi lights are acyrlic ... I wasn't aware that the 993 is actual glass. Bet the 996 is plastic ;-)

The acrylic ones don't respond to the typical polishes, either, tried that last weekend. Wet sanding required.

The Audi units you can't even get the lens for, you have to buy the whole xenon headlight and it costs a bundle, so $55 is dirt cheap on the 993.

Ritter v4.0

With new lenses, how do you remove the old one? Mr. Dremel?

InTheAir

Here is a play by play:

http://p-car.com/diy/headlight/

Monique

Agreed but... if you dismantle the lights (see Adrian's book) and spray a liberal quantity of white vinegar on the glass, let soak overnight... you will see better.

BTDT

Miller_arch

Some used headlight lenses are on eBay and I was doing some research when I found this old thread. I will try the white vinegar trick tonight.

On a similar note will the polishes discussed earlier in the thread work on my "milky" or is it "faded" red plastic tail light assemblies? I have a high mileage car with coastal exposure, she was repainted but the light lenses all around are old looking...

Thanks.