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My Jap Supra has plastic cloudy front light lenses..

What can I do?? I hav elooked on the web but Glass replacement headlight units are £300 each!

Any help appreciated.

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Have a chat with the guys from Toyota CelicaBreakers, they specialise in 2nd hand parts for Mr2's, Celica's and Supra's....

Cheapr prices, good service and veryhelpful, there number can be found on google...

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what MK supra? gonna sound silly but have you tried taking them off and cleaning them?

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The JDM MK4 supras has plastic lenses (as you have discovered ;)) they oxidise with age to give that nasty yellowy cloudy look (same with the soarers). if you can find someone breaking a IK spec supra, they all had glass fronts as std.... as for prices.. depends on the scrappy!!!!

WE had 2 tricks with the Soarers, the first was use a very fine abrasive polish or finishing rubbing compound (can I stress how fine it must be so it does not fog the lens!!! we found buffing with MER did the trick, but didn't last)

the other option is a strong solvent that actually disolves the oxide layer... I'd have to look up which one it was.. as obviously anything too strong will melt ya lights!!!!!

A man that I know knows is Called Iaan.. off the now deseased LSOC forums.. often posts under the personoa Mycroft. (note personoa not alias ;))

I'll see what I can find out for ya ;)

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I like the idea of getting lights from breakers.. will they fit straight on.. my car is the same model as Supragals.. whatever that is (four, i think!????).

Is there any issue with wiring or anything like dat??

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I'm having the same issue with mine... figured I'd be able to clean it off but haven't tried yet- unbelievable!

Karma- if you remember the substance let me know... I'm not keen on forking out for new lens but they can't stay how they are :(

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Pilgrim, no wiring involved at all!!! take put the bulbs in their bulb holder thingies and the whole unit unscrews and lifts out!!!! admire the about of crap that has accumulated under it.. asn replace with new shiney one!!!, the UK spec glass covers don;t tarnish with age.

I'll look into it.. I knows is a very specific solvent!!!

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So do I need to get the *whole* light unit or can I just get the covers?? also any idea where they are available from?

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Try Findapart:

09069190374

They send what you want and your contacts thru to loads of scrappies... any oth those scrappies that have the part you want will call you back!!!! top service ;)

just wait till you got a few comeback so you can play them off each other and get a better deal ;)

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MAN! I checked mine last night and they're plastic too :ffs: Hmm. Might just lose the lens and go for some kinda conversion...

Lemme know how you get on with the scrappys mate as I think I'd rather stick to original lights!

SG1

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you can tell they are plastic from the pic!! the glass ones are crystal shiney!!

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yeah...I guess not having seen any glass one's before I had nothing to compare it to, figured it was just dirt etc and would just clean off. Boooo.

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ive got some metro lights if you want to fit them in? there glass?

"ill give em to you luv for a score, c'mon darlin, its a steal, score luv yeah? wey"

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Yeah, the glass ones make the car look like new, probably worth buying some new ones just for the shinyness!

What options are there on the conversion side of things? anyone ever seen anything interesting?

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Was just gonna lose the glass and maybe do something with main light as it doesn't look sealed enough for my liking lol Dunno, bring it forward a bit and stuff...?

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mimic the shape of the old lens with body coloured fibreglass... cut in some alfa spyder lights :thumbsup:

if you just take the covers off they will not be sealed at all.

or go oldskool and put flap ups on!!! would look like the std lights painted over when down... then they flap up...

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dont give her ideas. shes already probably spent millions, lol.

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hey hey!! not a bad idea karma :D lol

VTRick- I have NO idea what you mean :P

Seriously though, does anyone know what part number they lights are?? I have the UK part number but don't wanna order them in case the wirings different etc etc? My cars like over 100 miles away so I can't get any details from that... :help:

:help::help::help::help:

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uk and jap bits are interchanganble :)

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Just T-Cut them.. i have plastic lights that had the same problem.. i just Tcut them and they came back as new!

do a small bit at a time and keep rubbing until you see it clear

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Hey Supraga;, if you get some lights then can you let me know if they are ok, and the cost etc.. I'll do likewise if I get them first.

P.

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uk and jap bits are interchanganble :)

I know there are some exceptions (steering wheel boss for example) so was worried bout it... just wondered if anyone with a MK4 had physically swapped jap headlights for uk ones...small chance i guess!!

cheers bud :)

Pilgrim- will do!

Steve... really? Very confident about that?? lol

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Tried T cut on my soarer didn't work as with MER..... it can temporarily clear them but they always go back!!!!

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They're like £170 each I think not sure if that includes VAT or not- hense why I was looking for an alternative!!

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