W211 e55 headlamps

[Minden99]

Sorry for this. But cannot search this. Trying to understand if I can get my headlamp lenses gleeming again. There's conflicting reports you can polish and some say you cannot or is it new assemblies or can you by the lenses alone. By way they are xenon type. What's the real MB forum say.

 

[whitenemesis]

Why can you not search this??

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/sear...98534543&cof=FORID:9&q=Polish+headlamps&sa=Go

One can polish both plastic and glass headlamps. Although glass lenses are easy to replace.

Just be sure to protect the freshly polished plastic lens with UV coating

 

[Minden99]

Many thanks whitenemesis. I click the search box to add text and it disappears could be due to using note4 .
Anyway cheers for that.

 

[AMGeed]

Use the 3M kit (around £18 from Amazon) with a drill. If you follow the instructions you can have "as new" lens in 45 minutes. Be sure to mask around the lights to prevent drill damage.

 

[whitenemesis]

Many thanks whitenemesis. I click the search box to add text and it disappears could be due to using note4 .
Anyway cheers for that.

Ah, yes I get that sometimes on my nexus. Very annoying!

My workaround is to click another tab such as Calendar, then click Sesarch in that view.

 

[Minden99]

OK you basically can polish headlamps but how do you then seal them to stop the UV degradation of the new top surface

 

[AMGeed]

Clear lacquer or this product
Meguiars Headlight Protectant 296ml - Protects And Maintains | eBay

There's this film as well

40cm x 1m TRANSPARENT CLEAR HEADLIGHTS REAR LIGHTS VINYL UV PROTECTION TINT FILM | eBay

 

[Minden99]

Many thanks guys. That's all my questions answered. It looks like I'm going to be busy. Lol

Cheers all

 

[bnam]

I've noticed that some of the "discoloration" on the lens is actually on the inside. The chrome in the reflector seems to give off something that results in black deposits inside the lens (which obviously cannot be polished out). However, it is easy to take the lens off -- just run a heat gun around the edges to soften the sealant and pry off the lens and clean underneath. Made the most difference to how the headlight looked.

Note the black deposits along the areas close to the chrome. There was also a layer of deposit across the entire inside -- not as visible in this pic, but dimming the lens none the less.

Byas

 

[Minden99]

How did you reseal the lense back to the main body. Did re-warm existing or some new sealant if so what did you use.

 

[bnam]

Just warm up the sealant and reseal it. Nothing else needed. Seals well too in India rains.