Cleaning headlight casing
 

My left headlight seems to have some kind of film on it. I've noticed alot of older cares headlights seem to be the same way. I would just like to know if there is a good way to gett rid of this layer of film?

what I did was get some plastic buffing compound (chalky substance found at any hardware store) and using a buffing wheel to give it back its shine

Heh,.. I had that problem too with my old '90 323se.... there's NO really good solution. I tried like 5 different things, & each ended up to be a temporary solution,.. those plastic assemblies just suck.

anybody know where i can get better but still relatively inexpensive headlights to replace my cloudy ones??

I'm not sure there's a permanent solution to the cloudy headlight issue, other than buying new headlights. I have used industrial plastic cleaners designed for airplane windows that are reputed to be the best in the business, and the headlights start clouding up again in no time....
It's just the plastic.. it's sheeeite

I've heard of using nail-polish remover for this. Never tried it, personally.

Screw nail polish remover. Just buy acetone, or better yet, MEK :)

Does anyone make glass lenses for 1st gens? How much $$?

I'm not sure about the glass lenses, however I have plastic J-spec lenses and they are crystal clear. One thing I did try on my friends Eclipse. I used 99% rubbing alcohol to clean the inside of the lenses and it made a noticeable difference. It takes a few rinsings to clean it out however.

Adam
1991 Protege GTR
#1739 of 2500

for some reason my lens is alright but the housing inside is kinda dirty meaning the chrome housing inside is like grayish/black so i guess ima have to replace the whole assembly...

I'm not sure but I think the E-spec headlights are made of glass and use an H4 bulb, not the crappy 9004.