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  1. casey330

    casey330 Karting

    May 12, 2011
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    Casey Dalley
    #1 casey330, Jun 29, 2014
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    I took on a project a few weeks ago to restore some badly spotted and hazed headlights on a 430 Scud. I have done this to many 360's and 550's before and felt up for a challenge. I have read about how common this is on these cars and that it is caused by mold growing inside the lens or from gasses from the HID lights etc...
    The 430 lights are extremely difficult to seperate without damaging anything, much more so than the 360 lights. I spent almost 2 days carefully seperating the lens from the housings without breaking anything or cutting into housings. Once I was able to get the lens off I was expecting a to find a film that would wash off with soap and warm water, that was not the case. These lights had been getting the temporary heat gun trick done to them which I think in the long run just bakes the crap inside the lens on and makes it harder to get off.
    There is a coating inside the light, possibly an anti fog coating, washing the lens took off very little of the spotting and haze that was etched into the hard coating, so the only way to make it clear again would be to remove the inside coating from the plastic lens carefully and polish the lens. I would not reccommend this as a DIY project, one slip of a sharp tool or a little to much pressure will turn a rather expensive headlight into a door stop. I took some pics of the process, I figured the Scud owners would be interested...
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  2. casey330

    casey330 Karting

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    Casey Dalley
    #2 casey330, Jun 29, 2014
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  3. PbPedis

    PbPedis Formula Junior

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    #3 PbPedis, Jun 29, 2014
    Wow, nice job. The after shot is crystal clear!
     
  4. Iceman23

    Iceman23 Karting

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    #4 Iceman23, Jun 29, 2014
    very nice job?? after pics look great. How long did the entire process take?
     
  5. MaranelloDave

    MaranelloDave Formula 3

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    #5 MaranelloDave, Jun 29, 2014
    Great job. Wish my lenses look like the "after" pics.
     
  6. 993turbo

    993turbo Formula Junior

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    #6 993turbo, Jun 30, 2014
    Im soon embarking on the same project. Glad someone finally had the balls to do this. Seemed all the ''experts'' said it was impossible. Great Job! :D
     
  7. fc2

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    Nov 2, 2006
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    #7 fc2, Jun 30, 2014
    Is the general belief that if you use your headlamps all the time, you won't get the hazing?
     
  8. PbPedis

    PbPedis Formula Junior

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    #8 PbPedis, Jun 30, 2014
    Don't know the answer to that, but I can tell you that mine are perfectly clear and the headlamps are the DRL for Canadian cars so my lights are on anytime the car is running.
     
  9. freshmeat

    freshmeat F1 Veteran

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    #9 freshmeat, Jun 30, 2014
    urban myth. it will happen regardless.
     
  10. turbos7903

    turbos7903 F1 Rookie

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    #10 turbos7903, Jun 30, 2014
    I plan to leave mine looking like crap as a protest to show the world that Ferrari won't stand behind one of their most expensive cars.They offered to replace my headlights at a ridiculous cost. However they never changed the OEM supplier so no doubt I would face the same problem in a few years. It's A factory flaw that should be addressed by the factory recalling them. Let the negative advertising speak volumes. Too bad because I love my Scud. Jon in Delaware
     
  11. RobertM

    RobertM Formula 3

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    #11 RobertM, Jun 30, 2014
    amazing work, what would you charge to come to fort laud., fla. and take care of my lights ??? just a thought .......
     

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