I have had great success with the 3M kit that includes buffing and polishing pads, as well as a clear coating that protects the lens in the future. I've used that on my Honda del Sol electric conversion, as well as a 2000 Mazda 626.
This kit has lasted 3-4 years on both cars. The Mazda was generally not garaged. The kit is also to use with a cordless electric drill, so the buffing and polishing goes pretty quickly. Mike -----Original Message----- From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Mark Hanson via EV Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2023 11:55 AM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: Mark Hanson <markehans...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Leaf headlights cover replacement saga Thanks Cor, Dave etc I’ve used a few buffing kits over the years that work temporarily on the plastic and now keep the car in the garage to avoid the sunlight which yellows the plastic. I assume my Bolt and Tesla will meet the same fate in 10 years since cars don’t use glass headlights anymore that don’t car about UV (or bumpers for that matter). I’ll just keep buffing them since there’s not a cheap replacement for the Leaf bug eyes (12-16’). Had a clear coat spray that worked fairly well also SB-190, got another similar headlight clear coat on Amazon to try that got 5 stars. Best regards Mark Sent from my iPhone On Oct 15, 2023, at 12:35 PM, e...@tucsonev.com wrote: Totally agree with Cor. I had an Insight with very yellow/faded headlight lens, I bought 2 kits actually, followed the directions and it was a night and day improvement! Best regards, Rush Dougherty TucsonEV www.TucsonEV.com > -----Original Message----- > From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Cor van de Water via > EV > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2023 7:28 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Cc: Cor van de Water <cor.vandewa...@gmail.com>; Mark Hanson > <markehans...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Leaf headlights cover replacement saga > > How about using one of the headlight cleaning kits that wears a thin > layer off, I have had great experience with that on cloudy Prius and > Leaf headlights. > Cor. > > On Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 7:06 PM Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > >> Hi folks >> I ordered on EBay a couple headlight assemblies for my cloudy 2013 >> plastic lenses to replace. They were $250ea led versions but the >> left side was 10 pin connector and the right 8 pin. Both of my >> halogen headlights were 6 pin. The internet showed how to hack into >> the wiring harness, add a relay and solder splice in to the newer design. >> Since hacking the existing connectors would void the return policy, I >> opted to just return it but shipping via UPS was $150 back to California. >> Does > anyone know of a cheap >> Leaf cover head light replacement ? I don't want to put $1K+ into a 10 >> year old vehicle worth less. >> Best regards >> Mark >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC >> fields >> HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev- > evdl.org/attachments/20231014/efeb7cb5/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
