LX 470 Glass headlights worth it? (2 Viewers)
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I like the glass lenses 22 years on and they still look like new. I’ve been through a few sets of the oem plastic lense protectors but they do their job of protecting the glass
i think the quality between the two is self explanatory. as far as sourcing them, i just bought new ones form lexus. obviously not cheap, but had them in one day and didnt worry about them arriving all scratched up.
Do you remember the part number so I can provide them to the dealer for ordering?
just an FYI, i have glass lenses but plastic isnt bad either, on my 335i, s2000, etc, all of them i just sand down past all the clearcoat, with 260 to 400 to start, work up to 2000 ( 400, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000) with an air powered die grinder with 2" pads, it takes me like 30 minutes to do them, i then spray about 2 to 3 coats of a GOOD 2k clear with high solids (uv protection) and it works out great, u can get away with 2 if u are used to spraying, i spray out of a nice HVLP gun, i put on a light coat, then a strong wet coat, if u dont put on a thick enough wet coat, just do a third with good coverage, you can do it on the car but taking it off and having them facing upwards helps with giving you a more even coat and helps prevent drips. After that i just do a light wet sanding, then buff/polish. try and let it bake off for a coupla days in the sun so that the heat of the headlamp itself doesnt cause any discoloration in the clear
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