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m6 flyer Newbie Offline Posts: 16 KILLIN,PERTHSHIRE,SCOTLAND Gender: Drives: w reg 2ltr omega cd auto	dull headlights 29. Aug 2010 at 18:26 whats the best thing to use to clean the plastic on the headlights
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Re: dull headlights
Reply #1 - 29. Aug 2010 at 18:35

A cutting paste, something not too harsh, like Farecla G3, and an electric mop. Dont stay in one place for too long and burn the pastic!

You can get good results from T-Cut and a sore arm though!

I'd advise you against using the sandpaper method in the Maintenance Guide, as I personally believe even fine sandpaper (1200grit) to be too harsh for the plastic lenses.

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Kneepad Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1412 West Scotland Gender: Drives: '96 Omega 2.5 TD CDX Auto Saloon and '99 Omega V6 CD Auto Estate.	Re: dull headlights Reply #2 - 29. Aug 2010 at 18:45 Yup, agree with the T-cut and a sore arm method.
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Re: dull headlights
Reply #3 - 29. Aug 2010 at 19:01

Spent hours with t cut after buying the car with no luck, failed mot on one light couldn't find second hand one cheap & quick so decided to try wet & dry if it didn't work wasn't loosing any thing anyway. Fine wet & dry lots of soapy water then finished off with t cut on a polishing mop worked a treat. if youv'e nothing to loose try it. Thumbs Up!

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Kneepad Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1412 West Scotland Gender: Drives: '96 Omega 2.5 TD CDX Auto Saloon and '99 Omega V6 CD Auto Estate.	Re: dull headlights Reply #4 - 29. Aug 2010 at 19:18 Those must have been really dull. Well done.
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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: dull headlights Reply #5 - 29. Aug 2010 at 19:31 if the lights are extremely bad try 2000 grid sandpaper, will save your time and efforts..
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dbr Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 278 north east Drives: 2.5 1997 cd omega	Re: dull headlights Reply #6 - 29. Aug 2010 at 22:48 cem wrote on 29. Aug 2010 at 19:31: if the lights are extremely bad try 2000 grid sandpaper, will save your time and efforts.. wet n dry + water etc
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Turk Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3364 Llanelli, Wales Gender: Drives: Two tractors...a chipped manual 2.5td CD (F/Lift '00) & a Hardly-Movinson XL1200	Re: dull headlights Reply #7 - 30. Aug 2010 at 00:03 A couple of members got good results with toothpaste.
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Kneepad Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1412 West Scotland Gender: Drives: '96 Omega 2.5 TD CDX Auto Saloon and '99 Omega V6 CD Auto Estate.	Re: dull headlights Reply #8 - 30. Aug 2010 at 00:21 Peppermint flavour or the the brighter than white brand, being a smoker I suppose I should go for the latter. Sorry, I'm trying to get my posts up so I can get into the parts for sale and wanted forum.
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nordic Junior Member Offline Posts: 71 Sunderland Drives: Omega 3.0 V6 Elite Auto 2001	Re: dull headlights Reply #9 - 31. Aug 2010 at 17:25 There is a product called PLATX which is made by mguire's that's good! It's expensive but good.
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dbug Omega Lord Offline Dont knock Linux! Posts: 7822 Northants Gender: Drives: 98 V6 Elite auto	Re: dull headlights Reply #10 - 31. Aug 2010 at 19:18 nordic wrote on 31. Aug 2010 at 17:25: There is a product called PLATX which is made by mguire's that's good! It's expensive but good. Its called Maguire's Plastx HTH
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