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Headlight restoration

The headlights are yellow and hazy? We polish them and apply a new coat that protects them from the sun.

Send us the make, model and photos of the headlights in daylight.

We work in several cities in Serbia. Tell us your city.

The same headlight after polishing: clear, the reflector visibleThe same headlight before polishing: yellow and hazyBeforeAfter

What your headlight looks like

Find the picture that looks like your headlight. It says what it needs.

For polishing

  • A yellow, hazy headlight of a white car before polishingThe headlight is yellow or hazy on the outside Sun and grit from the road have worn away the protective coat on the headlight.
  • A hazy yellow headlight at night with a short, scattered beam on the roadThe headlight is hazy, and at night you see the road worse A hazy headlight scatters the light and can dazzle other drivers.
  • The corner of a headlight on a red car, the lens covered with long thin scratches over the orange indicatorThe headlight is full of fine scratches We remove the scratches together with the old coat.
  • A yellow headlight: at the top the old protective coat is peeling in flakes with white edgesThe headlight is yellow again after an earlier polish We polish again and add a coat that protects from the sun.

Not for polishing

Not sure what it is? Send us photos of the headlights in daylight.

How much does headlight restoration cost

Cheaper than a new headlight.

Price
It depends on whether we polish one headlight or both and which protection goes on afterwards. We tell you the price from photos, and confirm it when we see the headlights, before the work.
Payment
Cash or through a company.
Place and time
Tell us your city, we agree it by phone.

What the price depends on

  • Whether we polish one headlight or both.
  • Which protection goes on afterwards: lacquer, ceramic, vapour restoration or paint protection film.
  • Whether we can reach the headlight without removing the bumper. On some models the bumper has to come off.

How much light a headlight gives

A test of used halogen headlights, compared with a new headlight

  • New headlight 100%
  • Hazy headlight low beam22%
  • Polished headlight average of low and high beamabout 70%

This is one test of used headlights. We check your headlights before the work.

The headlight after polishing: clear

How we restore headlights

  1. 1

    You send photos of the headlights

    Send us the make and model of the car and photos of the headlights in daylight. We tell you the price, and confirm it when we see the headlights. We agree the place and time by phone.

  2. 2

    We look at the headlight and confirm the price

    We look at whether the headlight is hazy on the outside or the inside, and whether it has cracks or water droplets. If polishing will not help, we tell you before the work.

    Work starts only when you agree.

  3. 3

    We remove the old coat

    We wash and degrease the headlight and mask the parts of the car around it with tape. With wet sanding we remove the whole old yellow coat, then sand the headlight with ever finer paper.

  4. 4

    We polish the headlight

    We polish the headlight with a machine until the plastic turns clear. With vapour restoration, instead of polishing, the headlight turns clear after sanding from the vapour of a special product.

  5. 5

    We apply a new protective coat

    The headlight gets a new protective coat: lacquer, ceramic or paint protection film, as we agree.

  6. 6

    We check the light

    We switch on the headlights and check how they shine and in which direction. When needed, we adjust the beam, so the headlight lights the road well and does not dazzle others.

The car during the work: the left headlight still yellow, the right one polished, sanding papers and a sponge on the bonnet
During the work: left still yellow, right polished.

Why a headlight turns yellow and hazy

On most newer cars the headlight lens is plastic with a thin protective coat. That coat protects the plastic from scratches and from the sun. Sun, grit and salt from the road and the wrong washing products wear it away over time. Then the headlight turns yellow and hazy.

The first signs can show after just 3 to 5 years. How fast a headlight yellows depends on how much the car is in the sun.

Polish the headlight as soon as you notice it yellowing, not only when it is fully hazy.

Mist in the headlight

A little mist in the headlight after washing or when it is damp is normal, if it disappears when the headlight is on or when the weather dries.

When there are water droplets in the headlight, water is getting in somewhere: through a damaged rubber on the vent, a crack or the seal. We then remove the headlight, dry it and check where the water gets in. We tell you whether something needs replacing. Water marks on the reflector reduce the light.

Polishing or a new headlight

When the headlight is hazy only on the outside, a new headlight is usually not needed. Whether your headlight can be polished, we check before the work.

Headlights at the vehicle inspection

At the vehicle inspection a device measures the direction and strength of the low and high beam. More about the vehicle inspection

Updated 24 October 2026.

The same headlight over the years
A clear headlight

New headlight Clear.

A headlight with the first signs of yellowing: the inner half milky, the outer half still clear

After 3 to 5 years It starts to yellow.

A yellow and hazy headlight

Later Yellow and hazy.

Questions

How much does headlight restoration cost?
It depends on whether we polish one headlight or both and which protective coat goes on afterwards. We tell you the price, and confirm it when we see the headlights, before the work starts.
How long does headlight restoration take?
For both headlights at least an hour. How long the car stays with us, we will tell you after looking at the headlights.
Do you also polish tail lights and fog lights?
Yes. We tell you whether polishing helps and what it costs when you send a photo of the tail lights or fog lights.
Vapour restoration or headlight polishing?
Both start by sanding off the old coat. With polishing we then polish the headlight with a machine, and with vapour restoration the headlight turns clear from the vapour of a special product. We agree the method and protection when we see the headlights.

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