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Old 09-21-2014, 06:35 PM
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Change your front signal bulbs BEFORE this-

the amber coated bulbs, see all the amber coating pealed off? -
you say "big deal"?
Where does it end up?
Floating inside the sealed front headlight encasement.......

You have to drop the bumper to get to them

I did a headlight restoration (many, many posts on headlight restoration) . In the past did one of the "kits", wasn't happen with results (it was not the 3m). This time did hand wet sanding, started with grit 300, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500. buffed with polishing compound, then wax. Came out FANTASTIC, from junk to almost new looking. Now that I can see through the lens, couldn't understand what the amber flakes inside were - figured it out!

My bulbs were original,10 years old.
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Compressed air while holding the vacuum hose in the opening should take the flakes out.But yeah , bulbs should be replaced regardless...
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humm.....good idea
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