new headlights for the Disco (disco lights!)

Yes, these are non-leveling eurocode lights for my Disco. bought them three days ago and they already arrived from the UK

Now how do I keep them from looking like the old ones?

Are they for LHD or RHD? The beam patterns are reversed.

Are the old ones damaged on the outside or the inside?

Clear Lamin-x over the top

they are LHD versions and the old ones are just crazed and cloudy on the outside

Second the Lamin-x. It's the only thing I've tried that works. Coincidentally, it's also the only thing I've tried.

I've got a car with Stongard on the lights, it has fogged over badly. Due to this, I'm hesitant to put things over top of lenses.

Can you polish out the lenses at all? Perhaps occasional polishing before it gets really bad would work. I used to do that to my Tundra, 5 minutes with a pack of plastic polish and a rag once a year left them crystal clear.

my buddy had a lot of luck using those headlight restore/buffing kits, make them crystal clear again. and if you want it to stay clear and not glaze over again you can apply clear coat after buffing.

I use mag polish, works great and I usually have some laying around. If it's really bad I wet sand it down with 1500 or 2000 grit first. A thick coat of wax usually does the job of keeping them clear, I've never tried clearcoat or the laminx.

well, these are brand new lights. I just do not want them getting as bad as the old ones. It's not that they need polishing, it's that I don't want to polish them. I am wondering if a regular coat of wax or something will help keep them protected

I have used the XPel product and have been very pleased with the results. I put a set on my in laws car @ 8 years ago and the headlights still look new. With that being said, they are a pain to put on.

mad_machine wrote: well, these are brand new lights. I just do not want them getting as bad as the old ones. It's not that they need polishing, it's that I don't want to polish them. I am wondering if a regular coat of wax or something will help keep them protected

In my case, the act of polishing was as difficult as waxing. So you're not saving any effort.

I guess it depends on if they're breaking down due to UV or due to grit. Wax might help with the former, it won't do squat for the latter.

If you hung Truck-Nutz from the bumper, would they be...

Disco-Ballz?

Appleseed wrote: If you hung Truck-Nutz from the bumper, would they be... Disco-Ballz?

it's a good thing I hate those things.

I will have to take a pic once I get them aligned, but I am really impressed with the beam pattern. They use a different lamp than the US spec lights. It is smaller with a painted end instead of a cap built into the housing and the cut off is almost as razor sharp as a projector

edizzle89 wrote: my buddy had a lot of luck using those headlight restore/buffing kits, make them crystal clear again. and if you want it to stay clear and not glaze over again you can apply clear coat after buffing.

I use that kit on both the Sequoia and my WRX every 6 months or so when they start getting cloudy again. Works like a charm in about 10 minutes of work.