has anybody fitted them and tried them in a facelift, i know facelift are a lot better to start with than the early versions (squares)
 
Just a footnote to this, as there was a reference to yellowed/faded lamp lenses - you can polish them back to clear brilliance.

I did this on my old volvo a few years back with a DA polisher and a couple of goes with progressively finer cutting compound. The headlamps were just a bit hazed but the rears had gone pink and looked very shabby. The result was amazing - all looked like new afterwards, although the manufacturers logo etc had been polished out lol.

I think meguiars do a kit now, hang on I'll try and find a link... Here we go - Buy Meguiar's Meguiar's Headlight Restoration Kit from Meguiar's UK

No excuse for yellowed headlamps with that available ;)
 
Best thing I did was headlight restoration with 3M kit. Yellow haze gone. Fitted new bulbs too, light is bright and white. Happy days.

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Having used both the meguiars and the 3m kit on my Audi the 3m kit is far superior and lasts a lot longer, you can then buy and apply a clear uv lacquer to stop them yellowing over time.


Process is dead simple you use a household drill with the kit to gently sand the cloudy yellow old uv protector off the lights, then buff them and as mentioned above you can then apply a clear uv coating back on if you wish.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Headli...ssories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item51b1973930
 
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mrnice said:
Having used both the meguiars and the 3m kit on my Audi the 3m kit is far superior and lasts a lot longer, you can then buy and apply a clear uv lacquer to stop them yellowing over time.


Process is dead simple you use a household drill with the kit to gently sand the cloudy yellow old uv protector off the lights, then buff them and as mentioned above you can then apply a clear uv coating back on if you wish.

3M Headlight Lens Restoration Kit | eBay
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Great tips thank you! I'm lucky enough to have a machine buffer, so a light compound pad and polish will do the trick in no time
 
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