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zrickety

zrickety

The Fixer
I say all the plastic headlights fading is unacceptable, but everyone has them. If you're under warranty, that's one thing. If not, it sucks but don't expect Osram to help. I would hit them with some clear coat and call it a day.
 
torga

torga

Autocross Champion
zrickety said:
I say all the plastic headlights fading is unacceptable, but everyone has them. If you're under warranty, that's one thing. If not, it sucks but don't expect Osram to help. I would hit them with some clear coat and call it a day.
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Are there any clear coats that you'd recommend?
I get that plastic lenses are lighter and cheaper, but man there's nothing like a glass headlight. The OEM projector headlights on my Celica are ~23 years old and they're still crystal clear.
 
PhthaloType

PhthaloType

Go Kart Champion
torga said:
Are there any clear coats that you'd recommend?
I get that plastic lenses are lighter and cheaper, but man there's nothing like a glass headlight. The OEM projector headlights on my Celica are ~23 years old and they're still crystal clear.
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The kind from the SS-III/GT-Four? I used to be an old Toyota nut and loved Celicas.
 
torga

torga

Autocross Champion
PhthaloType said:
The kind from the SS-III/GT-Four? I used to be an old Toyota nut and loved Celicas.
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Exactly those! I have a 6th gen, with a few JDM goodies, including those projectors and SS-III seats.
Here's a pretty recent photo next to a random 7th gen.
 
uglybastard

uglybastard

Autocross Champion
torga said:
Are there any clear coats that you'd recommend?
I get that plastic lenses are lighter and cheaper, but man there's nothing like a glass headlight. The OEM projector headlights on my Celica are ~23 years old and they're still crystal clear.
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Something with UV protection
 
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Jcarollo765

Ready to race!
Installed my mocal oil cooler today with the help of a friend. No more overheating on the track :D

 
SoWalGTI

SoWalGTI

Autocross Champion
torga said:
Are there any clear coats that you'd recommend?
I get that plastic lenses are lighter and cheaper, but man there's nothing like a glass headlight. The OEM projector headlights on my Celica are ~23 years old and they're still crystal clear.
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Common problem down here in Florida with the insane sun we have. Wet sand, polish and then have them ceramic coated. That’s what everyone here does. They’ll actually look better than they did new with the ceramic on this since it technically is a 9h glass layer on the lens.
 
torga

torga

Autocross Champion
SoWalGTI said:
Common problem down here in Florida with the insane sun we have. Wet sand, polish and then have them ceramic coated. That’s what everyone here does. They’ll actually look better than they did new with the ceramic on this since it technically is a 9h glass layer on the lens.
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Do they need to be removed for a ceramic coat? I live in the dry desert SW, so that's a major problem here as well.
 
ChrisAttebery

ChrisAttebery

Drag Racing Champion
This week I installed Integrated Engineering's DSG tune. Afterward I felt that the Cobb stage 1 didn't mesh with it very well so I sold the Cobb AP and bought IE's stage 1 tune. The car feels pretty frisky now. ;^)

On Saturday I did a DSG service and then replaced the stock brake fluid with Castrol SRF.
 
BoostedVW11

BoostedVW11

Drag Racing Champion
swept 4 months of winter grime/dirt/dust of garage floor saturday....gti now covered in haze. shouldve pulled car out yeah. whoops.
 
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