So I used to have these ugly things on my now 10-years old F-150:



But thanks to Meguiars PlastiX, about two hard hours of elbow grease, and about 15 coatings of the stuff, they now look like these:



I love Meguiars products, and I was a bit skeptical about it, but it works! Can't wait to try out my headlights on my way home from work tonight (Sadly, my Hella Optilux 2020 Driving Light/Fog Light Dual system is brigher.) So I hope now I have an even brigher set! This is also what I am going to replace my headlights with in a week or so once I get paid. Not bad for minimum wage, huh?

 

I used a heavy rubbing compound first and then the PlastX. Excellent results. PlastX works pretty good for fixing lightly scratched CD's too.

Notice the shine from the wheel on the wall in the first pic...gotta love it!

 

Hey-- use te plast-X on your bug guard, too, to remove the haze there.

 

This is a long shot. Could the PlastX restore a shine on a plastic that is injection molded Black?

 

Haha, funny thing. I did use it on my bug guard. Yeah, I have 16" American Racing Chrome Rims. I finished the detailing today and here are the results:





And these are my LOW-BEAMS after I got home from work at about midnight:





Now I know why people are flashing their high-beams at me as I pass by...

 

Sometimes you can improve bugflectors. Sometimes you cant... All depends on the type. (Some are a translucent "smoked" appearance that get hazy on the surface...)

 

Once I get my truck to where I want it (i.e. all the "big" items outta the way) I'll prolly get a chrome deflector as this one was put on weeks after we bought it brand-new

 

They aren't flashing at you for your low beams - you have your driving lights on.............

 

I kno, but the combo of the two are really bright compared to the stock headlights. I switched the stock F-150 bulbs with Sylvania H3 halogens

 

I dunno about where you are, but in IL you can be stopped for running your fog/driving lights under the same conditions where high beams must be off - within x feet of another oncoming vehicle or y feet behind one. The only time this is enforced is when you annoy a cop or he/she is on a crusade.

 

Its OK here... You cant use DRIVING lights when highbeams are not authorized, but you can use fogs or accessory lighting whenever you want. It depends mostly on the angle, brightness, and the height. Typically, I run more than the legal limit of lights (when I am running any), but since the bottom set only look cool, and the beam only projects out about 10' out, nobody (including cops) gets **** about it.

HOWEVER: If you have any lights that are aimed in such a way as to be any worse as normal headlights, you might run into problems if you dont turn them off when cars go by.

NOTE: about half of this is the law (here in TX), and the other half is practical experience. Use your judgement, and check local laws. (that was my disclaimer)