Rav4.2 Clearing The Front Headlamps?

[Joylove]

My headlamps are pretty misty on the top edge. Anyone have any tips for making them clear again? Is it caused by the sun (which I think can't be repaired) or by friction from airborne particles?

I had a go with plastic cleaner.

With little improvement to note.

I've seen 3M polishing kits igive good results.

Would that work on the RAV or is it sun damage?

Thanks :)

[firemac]

My headlamps are pretty misty on the top edge. Anyone have any tips for making them clear again? Is it caused by the sun (which I think can't be repaired) or by friction from airborne particles?

I had a go with plastic cleaner.

With little improvement to note.

I've seen 3M polishing kits igive good results.

Would that work on the RAV or is it sun damage?

Thanks :)

Try these:

www.associatedcontent.com/article/1607367/three_alternative_cleaning_uses_for_pg2.html?cat=25

www.ehow.com/how_4519165_clean-car-headlights.html

[IanXT4]

There was a post a while ago that offered some solutions.

http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=126189&st=0&p=1124885&hl=plastic&fromsearch=1entry1124885

This problem is really starting to show on older cars and there is now a wide range of products and solutions out there.

In summary the "haze" is the UV in the Sun attacking/wearing out a special UV protective coating on the headlight. To clear the headlight you effectively polish this off with the appropriate mild abrasive/s.

Without the coating it will require polishing more frequently, using a UV protecting polish will delay this a bit.

When I last looked via Google there were companies offering to refurbish and re-coat headlights but they seemed expensive.