dickie trout 0 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 hi i have notist my headlights are starting to tern yellow thay are not as clear as some i have seen does this happen a lot on toyotas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wangtastic 8 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 What year is the car and when where the bulbs last changed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dangermooser 2 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Is it the bulbs or the headlights themselves?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorollaD4D 6 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 probably the lense discolouring, with age many toyota headlamps (possibly headlamps in general) discolour and you may see condensation inside the unit too. think you can get rid of the discolouration by polishing, have a look on youtube there's bound to be something regarding this on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dickie trout 0 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 hi thanks for comeing back to me.the car is on 54 plate.not sure when the bulbs have been changed.the yellowing is on the out side of the headlights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goran3456 1 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 hi thanks for comeing back to me.the car is on 54 plate.not sure when the bulbs have been changed.the yellowing is on the out side of the headlightsThere are lots of products for lens restoration on the market. Last year i bought polishing pads in the US and it was a very simple job to do, just a bit of effort and my headlights looked like new again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorollaD4D 6 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 hi thanks for comeing back to me.the car is on 54 plate.not sure when the bulbs have been changed.the yellowing is on the out side of the headlightsmy car is also on 54 plate and my passenger side headlight is discoloured. if you touch the lense then the discoloured part feels rougher than the normal part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dar 0 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 my 2004 tsport is the same,the headlights look awful.my girlfriends vitz is the same too.is there a polishing compound available for this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclopse 2 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 my 2004 tsport is the same,the headlights look awful.my girlfriends vitz is the same too.is there a polishing compound available for this?Yes I found a solution. Had the same problem on the T Sport headlights. Autoglym products wouldn't touch it. What does work is Autosol metal polish. It took about an hour with lots of reapplication. But it does remove the rough feeling film and they look like new afterwards.RegardsCyclopse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorollaD4D 6 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 there are many polishing products available and many many DIY amateur video tutorials on youtube. most of them are proven methods, just up to you if you think you can do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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