I'd rather not cover up the reflective features of my cars while it's parked on the side of the road; and, I read that a cover will scratch the car unless it's very clean.
We have super hard water in the area I'm living in and sunny weather. I park on the street too and own a black car and it always gets hit by someone's sprinklers no matter where I park up or down the...
Would using a machine to remove the flaking clear coat followed by Optimum Clear Coat Restorer work to make this car look at least halfway presentable in the dark?
I've attacked this headlamp with 4 headlamp restoration kits: 3M Heavy Duty, Meguiar's Heavy Duty, Turtle Wax, and Sylvania. Two of these kits required a drill. I've used 400 grit, 500 grit, 800...
And have you done the computer modeling and used a goniophotometer to verify your statement? Many HID systems designed by actual engineers and not random forum users emit dangerous levels of glare,...
Probably not much cheaper for you (consumers), but they are certainly cheaper for the automaker, as they don't involve complicated and expensive ballasts and igniters.
My lamps were already just slightly degraded on the outside, but I didn't want to shell out $1300 per side for new lamps, so I put some 303 on them hoping to eek out a little more lifespan. The new...
I meant no OEM is forced to make their lamps with plastic. FMVSS 108 doesn't require glass or plastic. As a consumer, you're correct--we don't really have much of a choice when it comes to glass or...
Automotive HID lighting is dead and gone. The funeral occurred years ago. Today's and yesteryear's LED systems have left even the best HID systems in the dust.
Headlamp development costs are in the millions per vehicle. Just making sure the plastic used can withstand 3 years of UV exposure is literally a 3-year process. FMVSS 108 requires an actual 3-year...
No one is forced to use plastic over glass. The transition to plastic is mainly due to styling demands of today's aerodynamic vehicles. It's easier to form plastic into all sorts of complex shapes...
I want to try Optimum UV protectant wax, does anyone have any experience? I just don't want a repeat of the 303 fiasco. I'm currently using Meguiars waterless wash and wax on the new headlamps and it...
Those scratches weren't there before the application of 303. What ended up happening was that the haze 303 left was bad enough to make me replace the entire lamp. I had the old lamp sitting with the...
I read about people using 303 on plastics including taillamps and headlamps with no issues except only short term protection, but I have no issues with reapplying every few weeks. I read on the 303...
