Headlight restoration cloudiness - B7 2006 Audi RS4

[mbedford]

Hi all,

Finding a strange one with my headlights (B7 2006 Audi RS4) they have slight cloudiness and so want to restore them to look like new.


Tried both these highly rated products (see the reviews out of 5), and so many people are uploading great before and after comparisons to show these products work. But trying both, they haven't removed the cloudiness at all. No better, no worse.





After the 2nd one if tried, the Mothers product, the headlight surface felt super smooth like butter, showing that the top surface has successfully been polished off, where the cloudiness should be.
I'm starting to think the only logical reason they haven't worked, is the cloudiness is on the INSIDE of the headlights??
If so, only fix are new headlights, i.e Exy!!

Any ideas?

 

[jnrdavo]

Did the get much more cloudy when you sanded them at all? Mine get super cloudy once done..



I've just done my S3 ones again. 1500 gritt, then various buffing stages...

They could be cloudy on the inside, or just very cloudy and needing a more rough sandpaper grain...

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[mbedford]

Did the get much more cloudy when you sanded them at all? Mine get super cloudy once done..

No better, no worse. Is it possible for cloudiness to be on the inside?

 

[TheChenga]

It is common for the inner plastic to get cloudy/faded. Seen a lot of diy replacements for the plastic lenses

 

[enforce]

It is common for the inner plastic to get cloudy/faded. Seen a lot of diy replacements for the plastic lenses

You can just buy new lenses. Put the old in boiling water to soften the glue, clean and stick the new lense on. I'm looking at doing this or getting a guy overseas to restore. I've seen people replace the lense also and etch in RS into the projector lens.

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