Headlamps restored today, great results

Rick-sta · 5th April 2015, 21:01

Recently bought a 3M Headlight Restoration Kit for £17 of eBay as another member had recommended it on threat on here. As the weather was good today, thought I'd take the front end off the ZT and get a few jobs done along with the headlamp restoration.

Here's the kit:

I've tried previously a couple of times to restore the headlamps by hand using wet and dry sandpaper but never got any good results on my ZT, although it did work well on the 75 last year. However, I have to say this kit is fantastic, headlamps fully restored and really clear.

Kit comes with gold and white sanding discs and a polish, and all works with a household drill.

So finally have clear headlamps on my Zed

Here's a before and after shot I took, unfortunately the camera doesn't pick it up properly but the outer lense on the left is refurbished and the inner lense isn't.

Decided to do the headlights on my dad's 75 too as they'd faded quite badly.

Before: can't see into the headlight very well.

After:

Very happy with the results, well worth £17 and a hour or so of your time. Now to see if it lasts, hopefully the headlamps stay like that for a good period of time before they need doing again.

Would recommend to anyone looking to restore their headlamps

Rick

LotusLC · 5th April 2015, 21:05

How much better they look when nice and clean, i give mine a quick polish everytime i wash the car so as to keep them in tip top condition...

Rick-sta · 5th April 2015, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by lotuslc

How much better they look when nice and clean, i give mine a quick polish everytime i wash the car so as to keep them in tip top condition...

much much better! and not only do they look better, the light output out of the headlights is much better too. The 75's light output became quite poor due to the headlamps being very cloudy.

Jules · 1st September 2015, 17:44

Have you a link to the £17 kit as all I can find UK wise is £24.
Hope they didn't put the price up because all rushed at once

Gate Keeper · 1st September 2015, 17:57

I used the same kit, same excellent results

Rick-sta · 1st September 2015, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

I used the same kit, same excellent results

Nice work Phil

Quote:

Here you go, £16.70 delivered:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Car-Cle...item3d0006a237

Cheers for the link, looks like the seller I bought the kit from doesn't do it anymore. Some have listed the kit up for £57 on ebay

ADO13 · 25th February 2017, 20:00

Thank you for the video. Why people are so keen on bmws beats me.

BigAde · 1st September 2015, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jules

Have you a link to the £17 kit as all I can find UK wise is £24.
Hope they didn't put the price up because all rushed at once

Here you go, £16.70 delivered:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Car-Cle...item3d0006a237

t5tart · 1st October 2015, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick-sta

Recently bought a 3M Headlight Restoration Kit for £17 of eBay as another member had recommended it on threat on here. As the weather was good today, thought I'd take the front end off the ZT and get a few jobs done along with the headlamp restoration.

Here's the kit:

I've tried previously a couple of times to restore the headlamps by hand using wet and dry sandpaper but never got any good results on my ZT, although it did work well on the 75 last year. However, I have to say this kit is fantastic, headlamps fully restored and really clear.

Kit comes with gold and white sanding discs and a polish, and all works with a household drill.

So finally have clear headlamps on my Zed

Here's a before and after shot I took, unfortunately the camera doesn't pick it up properly but the outer lense on the left is refurbished and the inner lense isn't.

Decided to do the headlights on my dad's 75 too as they'd faded quite badly.

Before: can't see into the headlight very well.

After:

Very happy with the results, well worth £17 and a hour or so of your time. Now to see if it lasts, hopefully the headlamps stay like that for a good period of time before they need doing again.

Would recommend to anyone looking to restore their headlamps

Rick

I have one of those here too for the lights I got of fleabay

I must admit the thought of sanding the headlights scares the hell out of me and I used to do ali polishing for a living some years ago

I will get round to it soon as have to put the front end back together sometime

awvc1 · 2nd October 2015, 06:09

you couldn't be more nervous than me about doing things like that trust me - it is amazing how it works out. I really was astonished at the results when I used it - I put a photo of the results in my '2015 CDT project' thread if you want to see another example. It is a bit worrying, particularly after the first and 2nd stages, but when you see each stage progressively get it back to crystal clear, you find it gets less stressful towards the later stages!

5th April 2015, 21:01	#1
Rick-sta This is my second home MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 7,532 Thanks: 2,718 Thanked 2,827 Times in 1,462 Posts	Headlamps restored today, great results Recently bought a 3M Headlight Restoration Kit for £17 of eBay as another member had recommended it on threat on here. As the weather was good today, thought I'd take the front end off the ZT and get a few jobs done along with the headlamp restoration. Here's the kit: I've tried previously a couple of times to restore the headlamps by hand using wet and dry sandpaper but never got any good results on my ZT, although it did work well on the 75 last year. However, I have to say this kit is fantastic, headlamps fully restored and really clear. Kit comes with gold and white sanding discs and a polish, and all works with a household drill. So finally have clear headlamps on my Zed Here's a before and after shot I took, unfortunately the camera doesn't pick it up properly but the outer lense on the left is refurbished and the inner lense isn't. Decided to do the headlights on my dad's 75 too as they'd faded quite badly. Before: can't see into the headlight very well. After: Very happy with the results, well worth £17 and a hour or so of your time. Now to see if it lasts, hopefully the headlamps stay like that for a good period of time before they need doing again. Would recommend to anyone looking to restore their headlamps Rick __________________ How to retrofit Cruise Control on a diesel with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to retrofit heated electric memory seats with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to operate FBH and ATC via text Link How to restore cloudy projector headlights Link

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2nd October 2015, 06:09	#10
awvc1 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Essex Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 221 Thanked 258 Times in 196 Posts	you couldn't be more nervous than me about doing things like that trust me - it is amazing how it works out. I really was astonished at the results when I used it - I put a photo of the results in my '2015 CDT project' thread if you want to see another example. It is a bit worrying, particularly after the first and 2nd stages, but when you see each stage progressively get it back to crystal clear, you find it gets less stressful towards the later stages! __________________ White Gold ConnSE, 2003 Mods: FBH Revotec Fan Inline 'stat Xenon lights + washers BMW MK4 satnav, clock mod, BT ulf, 16:9 screen & TV upgraded BM54 + BT Aux-in Miracast box Glasses holder Flip Key Spyhole +Jules plenum shield PPD - badges,rear plinth, carpeted heater panels, anchor bolts, reflectors Walnut Dash, handbrake+gearshift Twin Horns Drivers cupholder HK Speakers Chrome bullet mirrors Digital speedo LED interior bulbs Resler interface USB charging sockets x2

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1st September 2015, 17:57	#5
Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,046 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	I used the same kit, same excellent results

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ADO13 Avid contributor Rover 75, 1960 Sprite Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: No town Posts: 166 Thanks: 48 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Thank you for the video. Why people are so keen on bmws beats me.