[bownw]

I have a 1997 grand with the v8. It had 120k miles when i bought it. The miles were all mostly highway, and my headlights were very yellow in color (faded bad!). I called the dealership.... 180 a piece for new ones. Screw that, i went home and took some medium grit buffing compound and i buffed the headlights with a buffer, they look brand new now! Clear as can be!

[Nostrodomas]

Nice tip. My old car had the same problems. I used to use a product called blue magic. you can find it at most auto parts stores.
But if you have a lot of blemishes, it would be better to buff it out. Then make sure to wax them, if not your problem might show back up before you know it.

[ERAUTreeTopFlye]

Good to know. I have th esame prob. Know those lenses ain't cheap. Had a Volvo 240 once and they ran $80 a piece. Had to replace one for state safety inspection and a week later my little bro got in a low-speed and cracked the same lamp. Wasn't happy.

I'll take the 3M to it tomorrow sometime. You hand buff or electric?

[JCDubya]

I know some headlights have a special coating to resist yellowing. Do the Jeeps?

[nosewitdot]

i guess not...cuz my 99 has it too

[bownw]

I used a power buffer to do the job. I think it does a much better job, than just by hand.

[dougy147]

I picked up a set of headlights on ebay for $40+20 for shipping. The housing itself was actually a pretty good quality, but the clips that hold it in were garbage, so I went down to the dealer and picked some up, another $10. So all said and done it cost about $70 and they are just like new.

[JCDubya]

Originally Posted by nosewitdot

i guess not...cuz my 99 has it too

I asked that because sometimes if you sand the lenses it could make them worse over time.

[nosewitdot]

hmm...i'm not sure...my civic used to have it...so i used like a really high grade of sand paper...i forgot...like 1500 grit and wet sanded it and then put some meguiars 7 stage or something wax...then it looked nice and new...but u must reapply the wax