Reply To: Why are these headlights yellow?

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I like a nice purple glass jar or lamp that has been left out in the sun for an extended length of time. I have also seen a couple of 1934-35 Pierce-Arrows, mine for one, that used a urethane or plastic of some sort for the lens. Those lenses did give a purple hue when allowed to age and see the light of day, just like antique glass. Its not a major distraction, but I don’t prefer the antique purple on the front of my Pierce-Arrow. I would also think that the yellow is from over polishing of the reflector which removes the silver and exposes the brass reflector and yields that rich, but yellow, appearance you are seeing. Get them re silvered.

Alan