Hey I was taking apart the Comets instrument cluster and stopped to look at the lenses (sure can't see through them with that London fog like haze) on the piece. And lo what do I see? a set of numbers indicating that the lenses for the Maverick and Comet are common to the '69-'70 Mustang. Now, what I want to do is see if AutoKrafters can't get the center section (we don't need no steenking out-board lenses) as a new part for the Mavericks and Comets... Jeff
Yeah. I'll talk to the owner and let him know. They aren't cheap but man alive, I've seen so many foggy ones... Jeff
Just use a towel, some Close-Up toothpaste, some elbow grease, and you get a clear lens. Just make sure the towel is soaking wet, and you use a lot of the toothpaste. It is a cheap and effective way to get clear lenses. I did my turn signal light lenses, and they are great. Hope this helps.
wow....sounds like a real easy way to once again be able to see my speed.....instead of judging from my tachometer
I didn't know that they were the same/similar. I bought what was supposed to be a NOS lens from E-bay, it did not fit. I figured it was from a Mustang. Seth
AAn old man told me when i was young to use brasso it works great with not a lot of elbo grease works great on watch faces tail light lenes
I use a product called "Micro-Mesh" from Micro-Surface Finishing Products Inc. It is the same idea as stated above, but is a high quality kit with different abrasive products mechanics use to fix plastic aircraft windows. It works great on taillights etc... also.
The Maguires products I used actually come in two bottles. A cleaner (more abrasive) and a polish (less abrasive). I bought these orignally to polish the windshield on my 1967 Crestliner boat. I couldn't see through the windshield very well. After using these products it looks like new! I've never tried toothpaste - it might work too.
There is also stuff called Never Dull which is a cotton material impregnated with very fine polishing compound that works great on plastics.
I have polished speedometer lenses .. it does not remove the clouding ... just the scratches ... The clouding is in the plastic itself .... UV damage I suspect ...
Dan is right. The lenses tend to turn a grey that will not polish out. If you set them on a clean white cloth (even after hours of vigorus polishing) the UV damage will be apparent. As for the scratches I have tried some of the above mentioned with great success. The part number in my Comet is a C9ZF--not sure of the rest. I will check with a fellow I know that is really into the Mustangs and see if the part number is completely the same. It would seem to me that if the part were a Comet or Maverick only part it would have a Comet or Maverick prefix number like C9DF or C9GF. The break down on that number on my lense set is as follows: C=1960 9=1969 Z=Mustang F=General Parts/Electrical and Electronics Division This would be followed by the part number basic. My next wonder is this...would a Mustang rear valance work on a Maverick/Comet? And if so, which one? I know the chassis is more narrow. Anyway, just a thought.... :bananaman Huh, whadda ya know, all that research work at Mustang and Fords finally paid off... Jeff Ford
