Headlight restoration questions
Have a question about your vehicle? Text me or call (609) 505-4968.
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Text me the year, make, and model, plus a photo of your headlights if you can, and I'll get you a price. (609) 505-4968.
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Yes, when it's done right. I sand away the damaged, oxidized layer, polish the lens back to clear, and seal it with a ceramic coating. AAA testing found badly oxidized headlights can put out as little as about 20% of the light of new ones. The before-and-after speaks for itself.
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No coating lasts forever. Sun, heat, and road conditions eventually wear down any seal, which is why the protection is built into the service. The multi-stage restoration and ceramic seal keep headlights clear for years, and every job carries a 3-year warranty. If they haze within three years, I re-treat them free.
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For cloudy, yellowed, or hazy lenses, restoration is almost always the smarter call. You keep your original assemblies, and it's a fraction of what a new one runs. If your lens is cracked, fogging up on the inside, or the reflector has failed, I'll tell you straight that replacement is the better move.
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I come to you and do the whole job on-site, in your driveway or your work parking lot. There's no drop-off and no waiting room. Your headlights are clear before I leave.
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Yes. I'm fully mobile and cover South Jersey and the surrounding areas. I work in your driveway, your work parking lot, or wherever your car is parked. All I need is access to your vehicle.
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Nothing on a car is permanent. Yellowing happens because sun and UV break down the lens over time. I remove that damage and seal the lens to slow it from coming back. The 3-year warranty covers you: if your lenses haze within three years, I re-treat them free.
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Every job includes a full multi-stage restoration: hand-sanding to remove the oxidation, polishing to optical clarity, and a ceramic coating to seal and protect the lens. It's backed by a 3-year warranty. If your headlights haze within three years, I re-treat them free.
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Restoration fixes the outside of the lens: cloudiness, yellowing, haze, and oxidation. Moisture trapped inside the housing, cracked lenses, and failed reflectors are internal problems, and those need replacement. If that's what's going on with yours, I'll tell you up front.
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Those can make headlights look better for a short while. They don't remove the failed factory coating or re-seal the lens, so the haze comes back. A professional restoration removes the damaged layer properly and protects the lens with a real ceramic coating, so the results last.
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Headlights are polycarbonate plastic protected by a thin factory UV coating. Years of sun break that coating down, and once it fails, UV oxidizes the plastic underneath and turns it yellow, hazy, and rough. Heat, road grime, and harsh chemicals speed it up. That's why I remove the damaged layer and re-seal the lens instead of just buffing the surface.
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South Jersey and the surrounding areas. That includes Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties, from Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Marlton, Sicklerville, Sewell, Berlin, Medford, Mount Laurel, and Washington Township out to everywhere in between. Don't see your town? Call or text me at (609) 505-4968. I'm mobile, so that list is a starting point, not a boundary.