G35 headlghts all foggy

[ross6200]

My 2003 G's headlights (the plasic covering) are foggy. It's not condensation, more of a filmy dullness. Anyone have this problem? Can it be cleaned, or can I replace the covering, without replacing all the bulbs and housing?

[BigWill]

My 2003 G's headlights (the plasic covering) are foggy. It's not condensation, more of a filmy dullness. Anyone have this problem? Can it be cleaned, or can I replace the covering, without replacing all the bulbs and housing?

No need to go to the expense of purchasing new housings. Just buy yourself some VERY mild abrasive paint cleaner... Wax Shop Fine Cut, 3M also has a very good swirl remover. Polish the surface just like you would the paint, working it in until it dries to a haze, then just wipe off the residue. I had a '91 Acura Legend with very yellow and scratched lenses. One or two treatments and they were clear and shiny again. This works for outside surface problems... if the foggy look is from moisture on the inside of the lens, you won't get the desired results.

Hope this helps you!

Bill

[sullymon]

Mine are like that, too. Hope BigWill's solution helps because I'm going to try it.

[ross6200]

Thanks, BigWil! I will pick up some paint cleaner right after I watch the Eagles beat the Giants.....

[BigWill]

Thanks, BigWil! I will pick up some paint cleaner right after I watch the Eagles beat the Giants.....

Well, naturally. I am sorry that I neglected to include that step!

[Romanuts]

its a common problem, and by common I mean 1 out of 10 G's for some reason or another end up getting foggy haze on them. We use 3M Plastic polish and it gets them looking new again! and like they said it might take 2 or 3 apps to have the results you want.

[luv_my_momsG35]

Meguire's PlasticX is the $hit!!! I had hazy headlights too, and it cleans the haze and polishes them to a smooth like-new finish... Highly recommended!

[audtatious]

Exactly what I use on my Maxima headlights.

[joe603]

another vote for Maguires plastic cleaner.

[Q451990]

I'll put my vote in for Novus plastic polishes. I have taken a badly scratched instrument cluster lens from a junkyard cluster I bought for a Q45 from trashed to perfect with this three-step system. I've done similar things with KIT scratch-out, but the Novus products with the three steps seems to work the best. Even our '05G when it was brand new had a small amount of hazing. I just used the plastic cleaner and it shined them right up.

I bought this stuff at a place in town called "Lawmen's supply" that sells supplies to law enforcement. Apparently they buy it like crazy for polishing their light bars.



Heath

[BigWill]

Ok... so let me ask you guys this, since you seem to all have great answers for cleaning the light lenses. My clock face, and dual climate displays are hazy. I think that someone used the wrong product to clean them. Do I need to remove them from the dash to polish them back to clear, or can I do it while they are in the dash?

[BigWill]

Well... I took a chance and used Zaino's plastic polish on my clock face, dual climate face, and radio face. The polish has brought back a good deal of the shine, and I think that a few more applications will have them looking pretty close to new!

[sullymon]

Ok... so let me ask you guys this, since you seem to all have great answers for cleaning the light lenses. My clock face, and dual climate displays are hazy. I think that someone used the wrong product to clean them. Do I need to remove them from the dash to polish them back to clear, or can I do it while they are in the dash?

Yeah...mine is like that, too. There was a little bit of smudge at the bottom right corner so I tried to wipe it off and it hazed up the surface anywhere I happened to wipe. I wonder if it wasn't some sort of glue or something that Infiniti used? I haven't tried anything but Windex to clean it off and that damned sure didn't do anything for it.