frosted front lens
 

Hello

I have a 97 Civic that I bought used about 6 months ago. The front lens cover on the headlight has about a 2 inch wide translucent strip that runs horizontally across the top of the cover. It does not affect the headlight beam. Was it designed this way or is this just a wear and tear factor?
thanks

plastic headlights do that
you can try scrubbing it w/ toothpaste, but that doest really work

I hear a thing called "Blue Magic" is supposed to work really nicely...just lots of elbow grease. After that use a plastic polish and it should be clean.

I had the same problem on my original lights......I just bought new ones from japan ;)

pretty damn happy about your JDM parts arent yea.

eh..we're talking about the wear and tear on the clear lens cover? uh, no toothpaste=bad. anything with a grainy texture such as sandpaper or uh.. toothpaste will give you kinda crappy scratches after you have 'cleaned' it. trust me, it SUX.

Just go buy some plastic cleaner like Meguiars and see if it helps. Didn't do much for my lights, but maybe it will help you more.

I read somewhere that nail polish remover will clear them right up but never tried it.

there is a company that makes a liquid designed specifically for it... I can't remember the name... I can get it tomorrow...

And over on H-T there is a homemade recipe that does the same thing...

I THINK it's vinegar and simple green... but don't quote me on that.

Oh and having said all that...

If it's only a stip and it's all semetrical and on both lenses... chances are it's designed into the light... take a pic if you can so we can see what you're talking about.

Mother's Chrome Polish can help if its hazed.

Like non said, take a pic so we can see what it is.

that was me who said simple green and vinegar...it only works to some degree...not to this extent of "yellow" *trust me*

yes, you do want to use something w/ abrasion particals in it...you want to clean off whatever is on the surface, much like wet-sanding. THEN after you do that you use a clear plastic polish (meguiars) to fill in the scratches and create a "clear-coat" on the lens.