Guest Gail_316 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hi All I am picking up my 1993 N/A Import next weekend and it needs some new headlights or I need to try and polish the yellowing out (as I am gonna be a bit skint!). As I am new to this I dont know what the best approach is to do this. Can someone tell me what is the best polish to use? If I was going to buy lights will these fit? http://whifbitzperformancetuning.co.uk/toyota-supra-supra-lighting-toyota-p-1826.html or do I need to get these http://whifbitzperformancetuning.co.uk/toyota-supra-supra-lighting-toyota-p-2996.html? Thanks all! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 G3 polish is getting good reviews for taking off the yellow. Get a small tub of that and a couple of microfibre cloths and see how you get on. I would certainly try that before spending lots of money. If you are set on buying new lights then your best bet is glass lights from Toyota. They will cost you around £320 for the pair. Best person to contact, if you aren't friendly with any Toyota dealers yourself, is Steve Manley at Inchscape Toyota. His number is around the forum, if you do a search for his name you will find it. The advantage with the glass is that they won't fade, yellow or dull over time, the disadvantage is that they don't have the more modern look of the facelift lights. If you want to go with the facelift option you will pay a fair whack more, again call Steve Manley as he is often the cheapest (or thereabouts) in the UK. I think the cost is closer to £500 for these though. The advantages of the facelift lights are the look, the disadvantages are that they are plastic so will fade, yellow and dull over time (it will be a long time in the UK though due to a lack of 100 degree sunshine akin to Japan). HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathWraith Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I was in the exact same situation as you OP. Apart from mine had nasty chavvy eyebrows glued to the jspec lights, they were far too cloudy to ever entertain polishing! I went with a set of UK spec glass lights, as I prefer the shinier glass look and the chrome backing looks alot better than the facelift style, well to me anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I was in the exact same situation as you OP. Apart from mine had nasty chavvy eyebrows glued to the jspec lights, they were far too cloudy to ever entertain polishing! I went with a set of UK spec glass lights, as I prefer the shinier glass look and the chrome backing looks alot better than the facelift style, well to me anyway! You ought to update your avatar as I thought you still had the eyelids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathWraith Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 You ought to update your avatar as I thought you still had the eyelids! Hehe, I know man. Need to get a new pic. Car is at the garage having a full service atm, so will snap pics when I get her back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gail_316 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 G3 polish is getting good reviews for taking off the yellow. Get a small tub of that and a couple of microfibre cloths and see how you get on. I would certainly try that before spending lots of money. If you are set on buying new lights then your best bet is glass lights from Toyota. They will cost you around £320 for the pair. Best person to contact, if you aren't friendly with any Toyota dealers yourself, is Steve Manley at Inchscape Toyota. His number is around the forum, if you do a search for his name you will find it. The advantage with the glass is that they won't fade, yellow or dull over time, the disadvantage is that they don't have the more modern look of the facelift lights. If you want to go with the facelift option you will pay a fair whack more, again call Steve Manley as he is often the cheapest (or thereabouts) in the UK. I think the cost is closer to £500 for these though. The advantages of the facelift lights are the look, the disadvantages are that they are plastic so will fade, yellow and dull over time (it will be a long time in the UK though due to a lack of 100 degree sunshine akin to Japan). HTH Thanks Scott G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hi Gail, if you do fancy a bit of diy and not jumping out on new lights just yet, here is a guide that various people have added to, with pics, on how to refurbish yours. It will involve putting them in the oven for a few mins at a lowish temperature to break the seal. It sounds worse than it really is. If you use common sense and take your time they can come out very well. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?153261-Refurb-and-painting-headlights-guide&highlight=headlights Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hi Gail, if you do fancy a bit of diy and not jumping out on new lights just yet, here is a guide that various people have added to, with pics, on how to refurbish yours. It will involve putting them in the oven for a few mins at a lowish temperature to break the seal. It sounds worse than it really is. If you use common sense and take your time they can come out very well. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?153261-Refurb-and-painting-headlights-guide&highlight=headlights Christian If you follow this guide do NOT put your oven to 200 degrees, you will cook your lights. 100 degrees is PLENTY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GINNO78 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I have facelift front lights.....when I bought the car they were a little cloudy ........Bought Meguires Plastxp and gave the outside of the lenses a good going over and they have come up like new!!! So even if you think the clouding is on the inside like I did check again! Saved me the whole in the oven open up the lights polish put back together malarky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gail_316 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks guys! Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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