Dull rear-lights

kingrichy · Post by **kingrichy** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 6:27 pm

Today i`ve been working on my rear-lights.
They started to look a dull.
Now i`ve cleaned them with some plastic-polish.
Looks as good as new now.

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:21 am

Yeah, but for how long will it hold? I'be know several people who have tried to renew their taillights, and who thought they had found the holygrail, until a week later the lights brgin to fade again ... succes though, I hope someone has reall found a solution now
Greetz
Bakke

bbf · Post by **bbf** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:44 am

have someone tried to varnish them? There must be some lacquer who stays on plastic. of course after a polish has been made.
That's what i'm going to do. but this is the least important thing for my car right now.

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:52 am

The Germans are convinced that using colorless varnish does the trick, the same spraypaint you use to cover metallic paint after you have painted, should be UV-resistant (UV causes the plastic to deteriorate).

levensnevel · Post by **levensnevel** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:47 am

Well I use some liquid polisher from the HEMA (dutch department store) from time to time aswell as black shoepolish.
Does the trick with me

Mind you the clusters weren't dull when I bought my cheese wedge back in november 2000. If you're curious what they look like just take a look in the members fotogallery.

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 1:39 pm

excuse this post.... was just being my usual dozy self

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:05 pm

Umm, they're meant to look black!! But when they fade they start looking white/grey

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:11 pm

as in really black.... like so you cant see any red when the lights arent on?

ive seen 480s with REALLY clear ones....... quite a few in fact

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:14 pm

Well I think you'll find the majority of people on this forum would kill for lights as dark as yours - mine are also pretty black, so you hardly see they are red when they aren't on -this is a good thing and is how they are meant to be - so be happy, or if you prefer whiter/greyer ones, I'm sure there's a long list of users who would do you a swap.

All this reminds me I need to take these spare rears I have to DBS so he can start planning the new clusters he mentioned a month or so ago...

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:15 pm

i will just have to sit tight and hope they stay nice then.... no doubt they will go horrible coz my car hates me

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:14 pm

had my clusters painted with clear laquer years ago . worked fine.

But you need to degrease it properly. Mind you, polish is a kind of grease No paint can get a hold on that.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:12 pm

Both of my cars have Lovely Clear Black Clusters!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:09 pm

This is what my brand new rear cluster looks like

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:11 pm

like mine!

kingrichy · Post by **kingrichy** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:35 pm

Mine look also the same.

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:48 pm

and mine

Ben Harris · Post by **Ben Harris** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:05 pm

... and mine too, since I re-tinted them!

LINK

jamescarruthers · Post by **jamescarruthers** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:04 am

i know this doesn't add much 2 the substance of the post but i thought i'd just share with you, cos i'm so chuffed, that i have new lights from volvo also and they look FABULOUSO!!

gloating over!!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:45 am

I hope to gloat before the may meet

I have one new but I need the LHS