We have checked the grounding wire and replaced one of the units. Both units have yellowed; we had them cleaned near 5 years ago and that did not help. The headlamps disapear after only ten feet. What can I do to brighten the way at night? It is an old car, but it has only 97k miles and the body is in great condition. This is a serious safety issue with me and I would appreciate realistic answers.
2007-02-16 04:21:05 · 5 answers · asked by Shadoza 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Thank you! We did find a cleaner at Autozone that removed most of the yellow & we replaced the bulbs with brighter ones. I can see much better now.
2007-02-18 16:21:28 · update #1
My 87 Mustang had the same problem. I replaced my headlights with projectors, but didn't like the way they looked. A buddy of mine told me about a trick he used on his Eagle Talon. He went to the local auto parts store and got some aluminum wheel polish. I don't remember the name of the brand, but was a name brand and comes in a small silver can about 2 inches in diameter and about 2 inches tall.
I had removed the original headlights when I replaced them with the projectors, so everything I did was with them off of the car. I sanded them with 400 grit sandpaper until all the yellowing was gone. I then used 0000 steel wool to buff out the scratches from the sandpaper. After it was smooth, I buffed it with the aluminum polisher. I did this all by hand, no machine, so it does take time. Then after that I replaced the bulbs themselves with brighter units from the auto parts store. Let me tell you that my car's lights are very bright now, and look really good too, a lot nicer than the cheesy aftermarket projector style headlights.
2007-02-16 05:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by Doug K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will need to replace the headlamp assemblys due to the discoloration
check with advance or autozone for aftermarket
availability these will be about half of ford
part ford list 227.00 after market 160.00
I hope this helps
2007-02-16 12:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by KWILL420 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they actually make a product that supposed to help, I think you can find it at walmart, if not check with most any parts store(advance auto has a web site ), sometimes "buffing helps", but if they are severely discolored , replacement is the only answer, the really sad thing to all this is that when we had "glass" sealed beams" this was never a problem, so much for progress!
2007-02-16 19:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by rocky w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you try jeweler's rouge? Use a clean soft polishing wheel on a grinder and apply the rouge to the wheel. It shouldn't take too long to get rid of the yellowing. It's a lot faster than trying to do it by hand. Good luck.
2007-02-16 14:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but you can google it
2007-02-16 12:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by chrisandlindsayjohnston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋