ISO replacement headlight units for my Beast.

[SAF]

Not against the used idea to keep the cost down, but it's time either way. The restore thing ain't gonna cut it. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

BTW, hope all you old timers are doing well!

[lswing]

Shokan maybe. Haven't seen any recent part outs. So is the plastic just chipped and cracked? I swear every time I drove to Houston or Austin I ended up with new chips on the front. I had good luck with the 3M polish kit.

[SAF]

Yeah, between the roads and the solar radiation, they look like crap. I picked up that kit a while back and it's still on my bench, unopened. So much going on, I never find the time to commit to it. Guess I should at least try it before giving up on them. They just look almost impossible to restore at this point though.

[lswing]

Takes a good few hours, and be careful with the final sealant clear coat. Yea, sun is brutal there, double the UV intensity of Northern states.

[RKturbo]

Mine were pretty bad. So after I took them apart to paint I decided to clean them up. Had the 3m kit but had used all the sandpaper up. I just wet sanded them with reg sandpaper. I started with 400 grit and then 800, 1500, 2000 then used the buffer and some compound. Look brand new.

[Other_Erik]

I've got a pair of used headlight assemblies here, came off my beast after a debacle with a pothole last year. Capsules are good, but bracketry is all cracked up - no amount of epoxy will save the brackets. Disassemble, reassemble into your good working brackets, and you're golden. $250 + actual shipping for the pair if you're interested, just PM me.

O_E

[Bigglezworth]

You don't need new. You need to merely sand with increasingly finer grits and then use some polishing compound. They will radiate new afterwards no matter how yellow or dull they looked originally.

[Dmb408]

I have good luck getting them pretty good with the meguiar's stuff and then Goo Gone a couple times.

[6172crew]

I saw a set of nice B5 A4 lights for sale on AZ, not sure if they fit but for $200 for both it seems like a good deal. I could use a passenger side one, some animal cracked the back of mine.

[SAF]

I've got a pair of used headlight assemblies here, came off my beast after a debacle with a pothole last year. Capsules are good, but bracketry is all cracked up - no amount of epoxy will save the brackets. Disassemble, reassemble into your good working brackets, and you're golden. $250 + actual shipping for the pair if you're interested, just PM me.

O_E

I've been talked into applying a little elbow grease before ditching them, but if that fails (or my arms do) I'll be in touch!

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

[DHall1]

This is the correct process


Mine were pretty bad. So after I took them apart to paint I decided to clean them up. Had the 3m kit but had used all the sandpaper up. I just wet sanded them with reg sandpaper. I started with 400 grit and then 800, 1500, 2000 then used the buffer and some compound. Look brand new.

[SAF]

Dave still here? How are you?

[DHall1]

I Don't have time to post. Too many RS6s to maintain.

Do you still have the old rides?


Dave still here? How are you?

[SAF]

Ended up selling the urquattro to a VW exec in Germany.

[SAF]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5766/22100985585_e52177c693_o.png Finally did one today with 3M kit :) https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5774/21914055739_86a89ea115_o.png

[lswing]

Excellent! Well spent $30 and a few hours. Good to see the before and after.

[SAF]

No doubt! Right choice.

Day off tomorrow and will do other one, but need to go out early for a few errands... gonna look funny but better than before!

[LaserSVT]

Wow! Very nice work.

[SAF]

I had my doubts - done a few sets before but never any this bad. Pleasantly surprised. Thanks for talking me into it guys!

[RKturbo]

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5766/22100985585_e52177c693_o.png Finally did one today with 3M kit :) https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5774/21914055739_86a89ea115_o.png

Nice job Sir!!!!