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Old 04-19-2013, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by afstud View Post
last time i used a 3M kit on my e46 headlights it didnt turn out well at all and ive used these kits many times, the bmw headlights have a thicker coating of clear coat or the UV coating what ever its called, and the 3M kit doesnt have the lower grit sand paper to break through all of the UV coating, and the sand papers when there dry get clogged up alot easier, trust me ive been doing headlights for many many years and doing it with wet sanding is the most thorough way and gives me the best results by far. they literally look factory fresh.
I had no issues with the 3m kit not removing the uv layer on my X5 housings. The kit worked like a charm, did what it was suppose to; made my lights look like new. The 500 grit pads that come with the kit have no trouble chewing through the protective layer and then some.

To the OP, a 3m kit will work just fine to get those headlamps looking like new.
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