Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:14 am

HOLY GIANT PICTURES BATMAN!!

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:16 pm

Image sizes fixed. Fact: a baby seal dies every time someone embeds 12 MP images directly into a forum thread.
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https://rivperformance.editboard.com/board-news-policies-f2/image-size-code-please-use-it-t2496.htm

If you want to show them ginormous size, use a link to open in a separate window.

Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses - Page 3 Seal4

Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses - Page 3 Seal4

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'05 GTO 6.0L • 6-spd • 95k miles • 0-60: 4.8s • 16.9 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:26

'95 Celica GT 2.2L • 5-spd • 165k miles • 0-60: yes

'98 SC Riviera • 281k miles • 298 HP/370 TQ • 0-60: 5.79s • ET: 13.97 @ 99.28 • 4087 lb • 20.1 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:30
3.4" pulley • AL104 plugs • 180º t-stat • FWI w/K&N • 1.9:1 rockers • OR pushrods • LS6 valve springs • SLP headers • ZZP fuel rails
KYB GR2 struts • MaxAir shocks • Addco sway bars • UMI bushings • GM STB • Enkei 18" EV5s w/ Dunlop DZ101s • F-body calipers
EBC bluestuff/Hawk HP plus • SS lines • Brembo slotted discs • DHP tuned • Aeroforce • Hidden Hitch
^^^ SOLD ^^^ frown

'70 Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe 455cid • 116k miles
^^^ SOLD ^^^ frown

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:17 pm

AA wrote:: Image sizes fixed. Fact: a baby seal dies every time someone embeds 12 MP images directly into a forum thread.
https://rivperformance.editboard.com/board-news-policies-f2/image-size-code-please-use-it-t2496.htm

If you want to show them ginormous size, use a link to open in a separate window.

I just hate baby seals. I'm sorry Aaron. I didn't realize they were huge. I usually have Imagshack size them down. I guess I didn't click that option.

Master Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 8070 Merit : 105

I don't know about this polish stuff. The Crystal View kit has a liquid you wipe on at the end which recoats the lens. Mine are still clear after 6 months or so. I'm not sure a polish will hold up over time.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:50 pm

It's all good. The seal population is healthy at the moment.

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'05 GTO 6.0L • 6-spd • 95k miles • 0-60: 4.8s • 16.9 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:26

'95 Celica GT 2.2L • 5-spd • 165k miles • 0-60: yes

'98 SC Riviera • 281k miles • 298 HP/370 TQ • 0-60: 5.79s • ET: 13.97 @ 99.28 • 4087 lb • 20.1 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:30
3.4" pulley • AL104 plugs • 180º t-stat • FWI w/K&N • 1.9:1 rockers • OR pushrods • LS6 valve springs • SLP headers • ZZP fuel rails
KYB GR2 struts • MaxAir shocks • Addco sway bars • UMI bushings • GM STB • Enkei 18" EV5s w/ Dunlop DZ101s • F-body calipers
EBC bluestuff/Hawk HP plus • SS lines • Brembo slotted discs • DHP tuned • Aeroforce • Hidden Hitch
^^^ SOLD ^^^ frown

'70 Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe 455cid • 116k miles
^^^ SOLD ^^^ frown

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:57 pm

hahah Aaron can I make a photoshop of you strangling a baby seal with some huge pictures in the background?

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:00 pm

That would be great. I've saved enough of them, killing a few would only be fair.

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'05 GTO 6.0L • 6-spd • 95k miles • 0-60: 4.8s • 16.9 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:26

'95 Celica GT 2.2L • 5-spd • 165k miles • 0-60: yes

'98 SC Riviera • 281k miles • 298 HP/370 TQ • 0-60: 5.79s • ET: 13.97 @ 99.28 • 4087 lb • 20.1 avg MPG • Nelson Ledges Lap: 1:30
3.4" pulley • AL104 plugs • 180º t-stat • FWI w/K&N • 1.9:1 rockers • OR pushrods • LS6 valve springs • SLP headers • ZZP fuel rails
KYB GR2 struts • MaxAir shocks • Addco sway bars • UMI bushings • GM STB • Enkei 18" EV5s w/ Dunlop DZ101s • F-body calipers
EBC bluestuff/Hawk HP plus • SS lines • Brembo slotted discs • DHP tuned • Aeroforce • Hidden Hitch
^^^ SOLD ^^^ frown

'70 Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe 455cid • 116k miles
^^^ SOLD ^^^ frown

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:34 pm

Jack the R wrote:: I don't know about this polish stuff. The Crystal View kit has a liquid you wipe on at the end which recoats the lens. Mine are still clear after 6 months or so. I'm not sure a polish will hold up over time.

I'm a little curious how long it will last too. I didn't think it was even going to work, but it did clear them up. I didn't pay for it, so it was no lost to me.

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The polish might be better for the inside of the lens. I don't think I'd try the coating stuff in their, for fear I wouldn't be able to wipe it on evenly and it'd form a big blob in a corner.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:47 pm

I'm gonna try some Mag polish on mine. It worked on my Jeep GC's but these corner lights are MUCH more yellow. If anyone is interested:

Link

Link

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:54 pm

About that CV stuff earlier in the thread - is one kit enough for two headlights? I don't think my headlights need it but my cornering lights do and part of my tail light and if it has enough for the headlights that's probably enough for all that.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:45 pm

So today i used permatex headlight lens clearer on my corner lenses. It was a bit of work and they don't look brand new , but the difference was night and day and it does make it look much better. Worth the 15 bucks IMO.

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Shintsu wrote:: About that CV stuff earlier in the thread - is one kit enough for two headlights? I don't think my headlights need it but my cornering lights do and part of my tail light and if it has enough for the headlights that's probably enough for all that.

There's more than enough for two cornering lenses.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:27 pm

Mr.Riviera wrote:: i use brass-o and 000 grade steel wool to remove the oxydized layer. then a good pollish of rain-x takes off some more yellow and helps keep them clean. i havent tried clear coat...hmmm:idea:

i used that brasso deal today and i had to use some sandpaper, which took off a nice littel bit of yellow for the 10 minutes worth of work. im going to look for some steel wool next. shit it was hard enough trying to find where the bolts to remove them were

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:31 pm

how do you go about cleaning the inside of the lens where the bulb goes? i had to halfass mine because my fingers were too fat to fit in. my girl has the same problem with them!

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:00 pm

I've actually noticed the tops of my headlights are fading some too. Would there be enough for both headlights and cornering lights?

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:00 pm

Some kind of wire cleaning brush I imaging, kind of like a coffee pot cleaner. I'd like to see how to do it too.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:34 pm

What kind of "cleaning" are you trying to do to the inside? Are they dirty? I wouldn't think they'd get dirt inside.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:57 am

1998 Riv wrote:: What kind of "cleaning" are you trying to do to the inside? Are they dirty? I wouldn't think they'd get dirt inside.

But they yellow on the inside... I've cleaned the outsides with all kinds of stuff, but the insides are still yellow. frown

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:15 am

I doubt anything can be done about the inside surface then. Not like you can sand it down, and that's what all these products require.

BTW, I installed my new corner lights last weekend. At my leisure, I'll find time to sand down and coat the old set. Picked up the CV kit at Walmart for $19.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:22 am

Shintsu wrote:: I've actually noticed the tops of my headlights are fading some too. Would there be enough for both headlights and cornering lights?

Yeah it should be , at least the permatex kit from advance auto should be. ( its also cheaper than the wal mart kit and worked very well IMO.)

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:23 am

Hey Dave, I though somewhere in this thread you had posted the GM part numbers for the cornering lenses. Do you still have the numbers, or remember where they are?

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:05 pm

TonySmooth89 wrote:

Shintsu wrote:: I've actually noticed the tops of my headlights are fading some too. Would there be enough for both headlights and cornering lights?

Yeah it should be , at least the permatex kit from advance auto should be. ( its also cheaper than the wal mart kit and worked very well IMO.)

Is it essentially the same as the Crystal View kit (Sandpaper, compound, etc)?

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:11 pm

I haven't seen the crystal view kit so i don't know. I can snap a pic real quick to show how they came out. Its sandpaper and polish with a cloth. I was really happy with the permatex kit , and i probably could have done a better job too i think. I'll have a pic up soon.

Subject: Re: Write-Up: Yellowed Corner Lenses Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:19 pm

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Thats the finished product after the permatex. Compare it to my avatar pic or some of my other pictures and you can clearly see the difference. Not brand new , but not noticeably tarnished unless you look for it.

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