PCA Spotlight: How to restore your Porsche's headlights
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Executive Director Vu Nguyen owns a 2006 Porsche Cayenne S, and after being exposed to the elements for more than a decade, his stock headlights were in a sorry state. We decided to restore them using Griot's Garage's Headlight Restoration Kit, which clears up the foggy lenses, and put in new Xenon bulbs. Watch the video to see how it's done, plus before and after comparisons.
Honestly, I've seen videos where they sand it down and then polish it with the appropriate polish and it looks a lot better.
With that can’s spray always will be with orange’s peel finish . For better quality paint finish, It will be good if also apply 1500grid sand paper followed by a proper compound and polish.
Excellent video Vu! I too have tried all the other methods for cleaning headlight lenses. The Groit's Garage kit appears to work quite well. I think seeing you do the job will take some of the mystery and trepidation out of the job for many people. Same for the changing of the headlamp. This video will save our members hundreds of dollars (if not thousands). I hope you will present more videos on maintenance techniques. Thanks so much. Rush Pond, Central New York Region
That's the worst headlight restoration I have seen... so much orange peel... how could you release this video is beyond me
I’m surprised this comes from Porsche experts president. From the brief research I’ve done, it is apparent to me that it is better to use a UV film instead of a spray or cream. From what I’ve seen is the lens is polished with finer and finer paper and then you move to paste polishing and finally you protect the clear result with a UV film, squeegeed and heated to shape and allowed to dry, like a full auto PPF. This provides both protection from chips but also UV protection on a polished to clear surface. This job was not what I expected to see from PCA.
I restored the headlights on my 996 doing this spray method once, and a year or two later using 3M's kit that has the whipe on clear coat, and the results are better with the 3M whipe on kit. With the 3M kit my headlights look flawless/new. With the spray they showed the individual scratches in the headlight.
Bring them to a paint shop, wet sanding, buff, then satin coat then 2 coats of clear. Boom brand new
hmmm that doesnt look as good as other systems, orange peel is not ok
Excellent review Thank you
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Wow! That looks great. The new bulb was a huge multiplier for improvement as well. Awesome.
Tried your method on my 2004 cayenne turbo it came out excellent
Thank you
Great to hear! Satisfying to do it yourself too!
Nicely done.. very informative..
any way of cleaning the haze from the headlights but from the inside? thanks in advance!
Not that we know of.
Great content guys, thanks. I've got a Cayman that could use some lense TLC also
I use 2000 grit sand paper with paper and then after I just use DA polisher with compound and then nice polish and use sealent or good coat of wax and use sealent ever66 months and u be good.
Why mask? The headlights come out so easily 🤦🏻♂️
We found it easier to sand/handle headlight while on car. But taking them out is definitely an option.
Sorry, not feeling this one. This is a Porsche not a Pinto.!
Stay tuned for an update on the latest process to restore.
I do a better job in less time.