Total Kar; Cars, Trucks and Mechanics

I am sure you have seen that some cars have headlights that are faded, dirty looking and yellowed. Maybe even your headlights look like this. Do you ever wonder why?

Headlights didn’t used to do this, so why does this happen nowadays? The main reason headlights become faded and yellowed is because now they are made of different types of plastic, instead of glass…

The plastic degrades easily by UV rays from the sun. There is another factor at plays here as well; the plastic is less chemical resistant, and picking up road grime only aides in the degradation process.

All this yellowing and fading does not allow a lot of light to shine through, in turn may reduce your ability to safely drive at night.

So what can you do about this yellow headlight issue? There are several options I can suggest depending upon the severity of the headlight lens degradation.

-          For light to medium degradation there are refinishing kits on the market. Refinishing is normally fairly easy. They typically consist of several very fine grits of wet sanding paper (1000 to 2000 grit) and a finishing polishing compound.

-         For more severe headlight degradation there are basically two options: send off for professional refinishing (you can find companies online that do this) or replacement. You can go with factory replacement or with an aftermarket company that makes new headlight assemblies for most cars, sometimes at fewer costs than factory OEM parts.

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