Effect of hazy headlights on beam pattern… (1 Viewer)

[tmaranda]

I polished my driver’s side first and checked the beams against the garage door. You can see a definite difference in the sharpness of the cutoff and the spot in the middle of the pattern. I didn’t appreciate how much negative impact the headlight haze had until I saw this. The tape is from checking headlight alignment. I pulled the housings for polishing and bulb swap.

 

[chopringle]

Do you have photos of the before and after of the lenses themselves? I’d be interested to see what level of oxidation caused that much difference in beam pattern

 

[tmaranda]

Do you have photos of the before and after of the lenses themselves? I’d be interested to see what level of oxidation caused that much difference in beam pattern.

Before:

After:

 

[chopringle]

Wow it seems like only a limited amount of oxidation has a big impact

 

[TLar25]

Yeah mine are much worse than those were must be why my headlights suck so bad right now

 

[ChaseInPoint]

You'd be realllly surprised how little oxidation it takes to have a significant diffusing effect on the beam pattern. Definitely ceramic coat that headlight a few times to help keep it from oxidizing if you haven't already. Wax never seems to last.

 

[sphillipsar]

Same here, I just polished mine & it made a HUGE difference in appearance & beam pattern. I used an Adams Polishes kit with oxidation remover 1st step, 2nd step sand/polish (800, 1000, 2000, 3000 grit disks on an attachment on my cordless drill), 3rd step using their ceramic wipes. How it holds up!! I’ve taken “Replace dingy headlights” off of my GX Build Plan & opted to use that money to buy a 270 awning .

 

[sphillipsar]

(*HOPE it holds up)

 

[MrTorgue]

(*HOPE it holds up)

I had my 460 done last year and they need restoring again. Ugh. I hate Texas summers.

 

[tmaranda]

(*HOPE it holds up)

I finished them with 3 coats of SprayMax 2k clear coat. I read that the clear coat works much better than the protectant in the kits.

 

[Dad Wagon]

I finished them with 3 coats of SprayMax 2k clear coat. I read that the clear coat works much better than the protectant in the kits.

I love that clear coat. What grit did you leave as a final for it to "stick?"