I recently refurbished my 2006 headlamp assemblies which were looking hazy and yellow from years of weather. I was surprised how well they came out and thought I'd post here in case anyone else feels inspired to do the same. Its a fairly quick job, the hardest part was removing the bumper and lights themselves.

I used wet&dry from 1,000 to 10,000 grit, followed by two coats of E-Tech Restored Headlight Clear Coat. It's been 2 weeks now, and the lights still look as they do in the final picture.

Sorry the pictures are a bit large.



First pass, 1000 grit. This mostly felt like cleaning off years of grime.



Starting to get nervous at 3000 that they would never clear up.



Still nervous at 5000.



At 7000 they started looking noticeably clearer.



From 7000 to 10,000 they started to look great. But only after the clearcoat was applied did they start to look brand new.

 

Came out Excellent.

 

Need to do this to mine might try it out in the future.

 

Does keeping the car under a cover — when having to park it outdoors — help lengthen the time that the lenses stay clear?

Thanks!

 

Your job looks excellent! So are you saying that you used no polish before applying the clearcoat?

 

PPF Film is a borderline permanent haze preventer. I used Expel a decade ago and it has been flawless. If you are careful with your sanding and tape off the lenses well, you can refinish without removing the lights.

 

Definitely. Its a tag team of UV light, and road abrasives that damage lenses.

 

Yes. Straight from sanding, wipe clean with water, dry thoroughly, then clear coat.

 

Looks great, OP!

PPF the headlights to protect them.

PPF protects from both issues.

 

Thanks for clarifying that. Is there a particular type of clear coat to go for?