Professional headlight restoration service at Professional Car Detailing in Locust Valley, NY
CLARITY & SAFETY RESTORED

Headlight Restoration

Restore cloudy, yellowed headlights to crystal clarity. Better visibility, better appearance, better safety.

5.0★ Google · 30+ Years · $75

See the Road Again — and Look Good Doing It

Over time, your headlight lenses oxidize and turn cloudy, yellow, or hazy. It’s not just ugly — it’s a safety issue. Cloudy headlights can reduce light output by up to 80%, which means you’re driving at night with a fraction of the visibility you should have. That’s dangerous on Long Island’s winding Gold Coast roads.

Our headlight restoration process removes the oxidized layer, polishes the lens back to factory clarity, and seals it with a UV protectant to slow future degradation. The difference is dramatic — your headlights look brand new, your car looks years younger, and you can actually see where you’re going at night.

At $75, this is one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost improvements you can make to your vehicle. It takes about an hour and the results are immediate. No new headlight assemblies needed (which can cost $300–$800+ per side at the dealer).

$75
Both headlights restored to crystal clarity. Compare that to $300–$800+ per side for replacement assemblies at the dealer.
INVESTMENT

Headlight Restoration Pricing

HEADLIGHT RESTORATION
$75
Both headlights — flat rate
  • Duration ~1 hour
  • Includes Both headlights + UV sealant
  • Lasts 1–2 years (environment dependent)
  • Vehicle Types All — any plastic headlight lens

Works on all plastic/polycarbonate headlight lenses. Glass headlights (rare on modern vehicles) do not oxidize the same way.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Headlight Restoration FAQ

UV radiation. That’s the short answer. Modern headlight lenses are made of polycarbonate plastic, which is strong but vulnerable to ultraviolet light. Over time, the sun breaks down the clear coating on the lens surface, causing oxidation that turns the plastic yellow, hazy, or milky white. Salt air from the coast, road chemicals, and general environmental exposure speed up the process. It’s inevitable on any car that spends time outdoors — and on Long Island, that’s basically every car.

Typically 1 to 2 years, depending on how much sun exposure your car gets and whether it’s garaged or parked outside. We apply a UV sealant after restoration to protect the freshly cleared lens, which buys you significantly more time than a DIY kit would. When the haze starts creeping back, just bring it in again — at $75, it’s a fraction of the cost of replacement lenses and takes about an hour.

Yes — always both. Even if one looks worse than the other, they’ve both been exposed to the same UV damage. Doing just one would leave you with mismatched headlights, which looks odd and means you’d be back for the other one in a few months anyway. The $75 covers both lenses, start to finish. We sand, polish, and seal both to matching crystal clarity.

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Exterior Detail

Clear headlights deserve a clean car to match. Add an exterior detail — hand wash, clay bar, polish — and your whole vehicle looks refreshed from front to back.

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Full Detail

Go all the way. Headlight restoration plus a full interior and exterior detail — your car leaves looking like it just rolled off the lot. Inside and out.

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Restore Your Headlights Today

Cloudy headlights make your car look old and reduce your visibility at night. For $75, both lenses go from foggy to factory-clear in about an hour.

Quick turnaround — most headlight restorations done same day.

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