I figured out a way to restore the headlamps that I think we all have a problem with, ok here is all you have to do: first you'll probably need to take out the headlamps to get it real clean, but I just took off the top 2 clips with a flat head screwdriver and then I pryed apart the clear lens from the back part using a flat head again, it might take a little bit of force b/c it hasn't been apart in a long time, it's not glued or anything though, but then once you have it apart use a product called Invisible Glass (you can get it at Auto Zone and Advanced Auto Parts or pretty much any car place for about $3.00) and a cloth specially for glass (I got one from Wal-Mart for about $2.00), but then just spray the Invisible Glass on a rag and then just wipe the inside of the lens, or if you took it completely apart just spray the inside of the lens and let it set for a few minutes before wiping, you might want to clean the inside a couple of times to get it real clean, then put everything back together and spray it on the outside of the lens (it's ok if it gets on any other surfaces it won't harm anything) and let it set for a minute or two then wipe it off, then clean the outside a couple of times then you are through and they should be nice a clear

how about just putting on some xenon bulbs, ive also read that if you use a high grain sand paper you can sand you headlight covers to make a real difference

Ok thanks, which actually I took the headlamps out which really isn't that hard all you have to do is just pull on it kinda hard but anyways I took them off used a product called Invisible Glass and sprayed the inside and outside of the lens a couple of times then I took a pair of pliers and pulled out that metal piece that sits right in front of the bulb and that made a huge difference on the headlights and the middle lights, so if anyone is looking to make their headlights brighter I would suggest doing what I did. Thanks, Eric.

Ok thanks, which actually I took the headlamps out which really isn't that hard all you have to do is just pull on it kinda hard but anyways I took them off used a product called Invisible Glass and sprayed the inside and outside of the lens a couple of times then I took a pair of pliers and pulled out that metal piece that sits right in front of the bulb and that made a huge difference on the headlights and the middle lights, so if anyone is looking to make their headlights brighter I would suggest doing what I did. Thanks, Eric.

> Ouch. The lenses are no longer DOT approved and have very little spread > pattern now as the little "disco ball" is what directed the light where it > was supposed to go instead of just acting like a flashlight. I guess you can > see the bulb now but you sure won't see as far and as wide a pattern as > before from inside the car, good luck! Well my thunderbird never had good headlights from when I bought it, I don't know if it is the wiring harness or what, but right now I have the Streetglow 9007 bulbs in and I also replaced the piece that the bulb connects to, plus I have some foglights,but when I removed that piece that's in front of the bulb, (so that you can see the bulb now) my headlights just emit this blue glow all over then road, and before I could see my foglights on the road more than I could see the headlights but no it's the other way around I can see the headlights more than the foglights, oh yeah and that piece that I took out looks like it can be easily put back in well you might have to apply a little bit of force to it. Thanks, Eric.

If you are happy with it, good for you, but I hope no-one else follows this dangerous and illegal advice. Especially anyone that I would have a chance of seeing on the road at night. > can see the bulb now) my headlights just emit this blue glow all > over then road, Headlights are supposed to be a focused beam, not scatter randomly. Believe it or not the facets in the piece you took out are carefully designed to send the light to the correct places, much like the little bumps and grooves on the older headlight lenses. Your headlights now do the exact opposite of their intention. Headlights are required to project sufficient light far in advance of the vehicle so that steering, braking or avoidance action can be taken in time, while not causing excessive glare to on-coming drivers. To see far enough ahead, the beam pattern of the headlight must have a high intesnity directed just below the horizontal (this will not allow it to light up the road just in front of the vehicle by design). To prevent glare to on-coming drivers there needs to be a very low intensity in the direction just above the horizontal and to the left. (you now have no cut off, just light going wherever it pleases, though luckily yours are now completely unfocused so the glare will not be as bad as if you aimed proper headlights left and up. > and before I could see my foglights on the road > more than I could see the headlights but no it's the other way > around I can see the headlights more than the foglights, oh yeah Right, the foglamps are for low and close up (ie the road), the headlamps are for far away and slightly off to the right side (ie street signs, pedestrians etc).Headlights are not supposed to light up the road immediately in front of the vehicle. If you look at the beam of a flashlight you will see how bad the spread pattern is compared to how your headlamps used to be. Of course the blue lights are the shortest spectrum and already hindered your ability to see to begin with, but that is another issue. ( if anyone cares to pursue it, the information can be found here http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/blue/bad/bad.html ) > and that piece that I took out looks like it can be easily put back in > well you might have to apply a little bit of force to it. Thanks, Eric. That's a good thing, especially if you live in a state that requires visual inspections as it will not pass. If you are lucky enough to not get visual inspections you'll likely just get complaints from other motorists lodged with the local PD for glare and improperly aimed headlights, or an officer will see the not properly aimed and not street legal headlights and give you a "fix-it" warning.