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Anyone have success with aftermarket headlight assemblies? I have a 2010 lx570 needing headlight assemblies due to fading. I've tried all the restoration kits but still not looking too good. I see on ebay someone sells lenses that need to be glued to the existing assembly after removing the lens. Any luck with these?
 
I have no experience with that, but have you tried paying someone to clean yours up? A pro might save you a lot of time and money. I put 3M protective film over the lense right after they cleaned it up and 5 years later it still looks great.
 
SF1911A1 said:
I have no experience with that, but have you tried paying someone to clean yours up? A pro might save you a lot of time and money. I put 3M protective film over the lense right after they cleaned it up and 5 years later it still looks great.
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I'll check into that. Thanks
 
Some may need more than the abrasive paste in the kit. I did my 97 Camry using wet sanding w/ different grades of automotive sandpaper and paint cutting compounds with a 2" orbital buffer w/ foam pads. They look great. Make sure you mask very well the painted parts around the lights.
 
OEM or bust. This is one of those buy once / cry once items.


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The long term quality of aftermarket lamps will not be good. At all.

A friend used the new cerakote headlight system on his Mazda with really, really good results. I may try that on mine.
 
I used the sylvania kit 3 years ago. It looked great for a couple years, started to haze in year two. Used the cerakote kit about 8 moths ago. Still looks great.

Any kit with a uv clear coat should do a fine job and last a couple years.

They sell just the uv clear coat wipes, that’s all I’ll be using on the next treatment, along with plain old polishing compound.
 
Note that 2013+ with HID or even worse 2016+ with LED are a whole lot more expensive.
 
Coming from the LC side of things, I would have to polish and seal my headlights every year or so… but I could never reach all the micro cracks inside the the lens. I just replaced my lenses and should have done it long ago. The difference is massive. Vote for buy one , cry once… if you can swing that. Nothing wrong with polishing though
 
TTO5 said:
Did you have to pull the front bumper cover off to replace them?
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TTO5 said:
Sorry another question. Did you apply anything to the new lenses to keep them from fading?
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Yes you have to pull the bumper cover. The bottom bolts are under the bumper cover.

I put some opti-seal on them. It won’t hold up but I’ve got some time. It’s still gray here in the PNW. Might get some xpel or something.
 
SF1911A1 said:
I have no experience with that, but have you tried paying someone to clean yours up? A pro might save you a lot of time and money. I put 3M protective film over the lense right after they cleaned it up and 5 years later it still looks great.
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What shop did you use for your headlight cleaning? Mine or yellowed/scratched/etc.
 
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