Volvo 480 Club Europe

HI,

Ive noticed a few products, mostly american, for buffing & restoring headlamps to get them clear rather than yellow. EG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1RBw0IGXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4uBggEB ... re=related

Has anyone given something like this a go on the rear lights? If not I'll get one and let you know how I get on!

T

I'm currently in the middle of restoring rear cluster on my 480 which is totally f***** up . it's completely matt because of age. basically I'll be following process described on our FAQ page (http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo48 ... light_matt) just currently work progress is very slow because of another restoration project.
hope to post some pictures after I've finished.

as for the front plastic headlights - I've spoken to neighbours near my workshop who specialize in car lighting systems. basically such polishing last usually about 2 to 4 years. after that you repeat it again. for longer lasting effect you'll have to spray headlights with some protective coating. they use clear, UV resistant, 2 component varnish.
for the glass headlight it can be polished same way just they didn't recommend any coating after that.

Thanks for this, I think Björn Leinen may be up there with Glasgow Jim when 480 owners start being Sainted

i did restore the rear light clusters and madw an how-to of it
it is in dutch but with picures

http://www.volvo480forum.com/index.php/topic,463.0.html

Google is helping me with my Dutch Your red 480 looks fantastic by the way!

Tim

In the end my lights had been glues in so I had o restore in place, I went with, mild sanding, plastic primer and then a black lens tinting spray, followed by mild cutting which looks pretty good, has certainly covered up the mini cracks / crazing