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Old 08-09-2020, 10:44 AM   #1
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Unfortunately we cannot polish that inner lens because of how thin it is. Most of the lens aren't recoverable because of the melted plastic caused by high wattage bulbs. If you're going to pry open your headlight instead of replacing it as a whole then it's worth the extra effort to mod it. Just make sure it follows your state laws when the modification is done.

The mod will shave off years to your car and you'll have brighter headlights now. Here's the most recent thread regarding a headlight modification. The most popular is Fred's projectors around here.

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/78207-notes-about-headlight-retrofit.html
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Old 08-10-2020, 06:04 AM   #2
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Well he asked if there's replacement options...too bad Sierra Madre hasn't figured out to copy a US lens. I imagine they'd corner the market on replacement lens in the USA.

Options?

Find good used halogens and replace, open your wallet and buy used litronics, buy those Extreme Motorcar lights (paging Particlewave for his opinion on them...) or crack them open and retro fit.

I'm planning the retrofit myself. Damned DRLs.

And I agree with you...its doubtful you could polish that out, but has anyone even tried?

Just curious.
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