net4n6

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I go an easy route. Mine are not LS430 but I used toothpaste and it worked wonderful on both cars.

haroon18

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OP could you please post a picture of them on at night, sometimes they might look clear during the day but cloudy at night with lights on. Thank you

Lavrishevo

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If you don't seal them up in a month or so they will look terrible.

aypues

I just had mine professionally done. I found the guys on the Xpel website. I wanted it to not revert back to cloudy yellow within a few months. Here's the end result. They did my PCS radome too.

ancdmd

I like the idea of a protective film. What was the cost of this? How long is it expected to look nice and clear?

aypues

It was only $150 for the service including the Xpel film. They said over 2 years...but the film has a 10 year warranty.

ancdmd

Did they polish the headlights before they put the film on?

aypues

Yes of course! Service and film

ancdmd

Sounds like a good deal. When the film finally wears out its unlikely the lenses would need re-polishing, just replace the film. I wonder if they can do the fog lights too. Mine look like crap.

KING

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Those do look good. I'm sure the beam looks fantastic.

I need to do mine, except it seems like mine have some scratches like the pic above, and also some really small scratches that are close to each other. Like a gazillion of tiny scratches in one place on the headlight. Don't know what you might call those, but it's definitely not the "from the sun light" type of fading thing.
Does sanding help in this situation?

LiCelsior

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car is looking amazing with the buffed headlights now.

aypues

I'm not sure. call one of the companies that does it and ask them. I just went to the website and found someone with the highest manufacturer rating and they were cheap too!
Yes, the beam looks much much better. Clear cutoff line now. very clear peripheral vision now too. the reflectors on our lenses are amazing.

KING

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That's what I like to hear! And that is what the LS430 projector was made to do.. Definitely getting mine done this coming week.

KING

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Sanded my headlights today starting 1,000 grit all the way up to 2,500 grit.
And then got a turtle wax kit for headlight restoration. I know kits not allowed. But I just got it for the liquids that give you the shine and for the sealant that seals it up so that it stays looking good for a good period of time.

It sucks how I couldn't find just the lens sold by itself, that would've been great. Out with the old lens, in with the new one! Simple.

FSportIS

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+1 on wet sanding I restored my headlight on IS350 2006 myself and then I let a Pro Tint shop installed the Lamin X headlight flim protector (with blue tint to match my car color) on it. Anyways, here are the pictures:

I have 3M clear bra headlight protector film on my IS250 2012. It has been on there 3 years and I never see a sign of yellow or haze so I can confirm that the film WORKS!

Headlight before the restoration. Cloudy and yellow

Headlight after wet sanding, Clear clear clear

Headlight Lamin X right after installation for long term protection