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[ted_one]

Just spent the morning trying to clean up the headlamp lense surfaces on all three cars using Uncle Pooters headlamp sauce etc and the result was disappointing to say the least...so I have come to the conclusion that all six units are Fubared! ...also tried a headlamp polishing kit and still they look like poo.So thinking about replacing them all and just need to know of anyone who can point me in the direction of a supplier who isn't going to talk telephone numbers for them TIA

[Lazydocker]

Persevere... Wet and dry is your friend initially

Mine were yellow and came up like new after a lot of perseverance and elbow grease! Plus an electric polisher

Make sure you mask off the adjoining panels though!!

[pauls]

Have a chat with ianu he's the master at it with his little da machine

[the alarming man]

Must admit ken I am with LD on the wet and dry as mine were yellow initially. it does take a while to get the desired results but you do have to persevere

[Shackeng]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-10-1999-08-2001-DRIVERS-SIDE-HEADLAMP-HEADLIGHT-XENON-D2S-H7-/131512535630

I fitted one of these and an OE one the other side. The Ace one appears just as good, in fact the plastic adjuster was already broken on the OE lamp! Also the Ace lamp appears to have a removable lens, with steel clips around the edge, which will be useful when the adjuster goes.

[amba]

Did a similar project on mine ,Ken,sometime ago now.

I found it better to take the entire headlight unit from the car.If the adjusters are bust its the perfect time to remove the entire lense and replace the busted bit of plastic.Whilst lense is off car and easy to handle you will be surprised how quickly they can be restored ,both inside and out.

Far easier than trying to do on the car with the risk of catching the paintwork and you can get lamp/or lense,at the best working height and position.

Replacing HID,s with anything half decent on 3 cars will be remortgage time even using the Denso or similar manufacturer.

[ted_one]

Thanks all,just looking at them seems like they are all done in and in all honesty I can't see them coming back to life,almost looks like an original protective coating has been damaged in a previous life,but seeing that I'm now a man of leisure I guess I'll have to give it a whirl,but I'm seeing my Omega consultant (AKA... HKT) on Thursday and I'll get a second opinion as to wether they are savable or if they're heading off to the nearest skip

[VXL V6]

3M kits work well, the key is the grade of abrasive that you start with - the first sanding is quite brutal but has to be to take the lense back to undamaged plastic

[ted_one]

I will have a second look at them, but I don't know wether they've been worked on in their previous ownership,and from what I've been told they can only be done a couple of times before there's nothing viable to work with.....could be wrong on that,so if anybody can verify that would help greatly.....not much point in chasing my tail if it's going to be a wasted effort by fubaring them completely

[EMD]

Persevere... Wet and dry is your friend initially

Mine were yellow and came up like new after a lot of perseverance and elbow grease! Plus an electric polisher

Make sure you mask off the adjoining panels though!!

 

Keep at it with the wet and dry , then polish them up and repeat till shiny . Ive done the wet and dry on mine 3 times , a bit at a time by hand or if your brave a polishing mop 

[Broomies Mate]

If you were closer, I'd do them for free - Only takes 20 minutes a side with a machine polisher.

I've revived lenses which looked like they've been in a pond for years. 

[TheBoy]

I have had amazing success with 3M kit.  I was sceptical, even when doing it, right up to the final polish.

I need to do the Bullet now, as TBE's has really made the Bullet's look bad.  Not sure there is enough stuff left in my 3M kit to do another pair, but I'll give it a bash .  I'd certainly buy another 3M kit if needed, based on my experiences.  It comes with multiple grades of paper and some paste and a foam type polisher (designed for use in drills)

[ted_one]

Right then.....I'd better crack on and give it some welly

[danzigfan]

https://youtu.be/Ji96xmAZtNo

Watch this German guy repairing it with machine...dry only, mine are still waiting for polishing

[ted_one]

Just watched it.....quite amazing was that in real time? if so,then I've got to get me one of those