How to clean toyota faded/dull/cloudy headlights?
How to clean toyota faded/dull/cloudy headlights?
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ed6666

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30 posts

96 months

Tuesday 14th August 2018
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Hi there,

Both of my Toyota Corolla front headlights are faded/dull/cloudy. I have been informed by a local garage that this will cause my car to fail its MOT. I believe the fading is on the outside of the light and is due to the UV rays deteriorating the outer layers of plastic on the headlights.

With this in mind, would anyone know if there is anyway to clean these headlights? Ideally, I am looking for a DIY home approach that with a bit of elbow grease will clean the lights.

Any advice or guidance on a product that could be used would be most appreciated.

Many thanks


steveo3002

11,007 posts

196 months

Tuesday 14th August 2018
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autoglym headlight restore kit ...or any other decent brand

LordGrover

33,991 posts

234 months

Tuesday 14th August 2018
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Wet & dry and a bit of polishing.
Chemical Guys

Winky151

1,275 posts

163 months

Tuesday 14th August 2018
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LordGrover said:
Wet & dry and a bit of polishing.
Chemical Guys
Agree with this but have to say they're a long way off being an MOT failure. I've seen & remedied ones that are/were at lot worse than that.

Summit_Detailing

2,332 posts

215 months

Tuesday 14th August 2018
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The Autoglym and 3M headlamp restoration kits are both excellent.

Happy DIYing.

cheers

Chris