Thread: D4 headlight care

All I do is just wash them and use a bit of aggression to get the bugs off!

Plenty of water and car wash involved though. So far so good, no visible scratches.

What I have noticed is there are quite a few stone marks or very small pock marks where the headlights have been clobbered with small stones from passing vehicles etc.

SWMBO has a 2003 D2 which we have had from new and that has poly clad headlights. They have survived the vehicles 230,000km quite well. Admittedly they had proper headlight protectors for quite a few years.

Can't say I have seen any product that can do a 'cut and polish' on polycarbonate or what ever the stuff is. I guess someone out there will know if such a product exists?

There is!

Here's a couple of choices at Supercrap ...

Turtle Wax Headlight Restorer Kit - Supercheap Auto Australia

Rain-X Headlight Restoration Kit - Supercheap Auto Australia

I would NOT go near them with the Rain-X windscreen product though, as it has a hydrocarbon base(that fast evaporating smelly stuff in it)that may easily damage the surface - I think the instructions may even warn not to use it on these lenses ....

I use Vuplex.
www.vuplex.com.au

Great for sunnies too!

Cheap toothpaste works ok.

Don't use acetone.

Andy - they have poly-carbonate lenses - so don't use anything abrasive.

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Andy - they have poly-carbonate lenses - so don't use anything abrasive.

Correct, Polycarbonate with a Scratch resistant / UV resistant coating.

Abrasives will accelerate their decline.

No doubt about the wealth of knowledge out there!

Thanks Guys.
they arent bad yet,was looking for the best way to care for them,that Vuplex looks like the go.
Cheers
Andrew