Hello there,
Have you recently restored your headlights? What product did you use? what do you recommend? I need to do mine while there's no rain.. or did you just replace them outright?

 

I just bought the Mothers powerball and Maguires UV spray but haven’t used them yet

gonna do my other car first .. I can post a reply with my results

shipping from the UK on the replacement lenses from powerfuluk is absurd now.

 

Wet sand with 2000 grit
Polish with a cutting compound
Polish with a finishing polish (if needed)
Hit it with a UV resistant sealant (optional)

All in you can get both done in 15 minutes

 

I've had great results with the 3M kits. Several easy enough steps, make sure to finish with the protective clear coat.

 

I watched a few YouTube videos and one in particular tested all of the major brands. And while I will confirm that normal wet sanding & polish with the correct paper grit, buffer, etc is the best, Turtle Wax Headlight Restorer is excellent! It beat all the other products, including Meguirs, which did poorly actually. Introduce a good buffer, proper pads, and "real" compounds and the result will be even better. My photos reflect just the Turtle Wax product and their procedures.

BEFORE LEFT SIDE

AFTER LEFT SIDE

BEFORE RIGHT SIDE

AFTER RIGHT SIDE

 

That's REMARKABLE!

I don't think either of my LR3s need this, but after seeing this pic as a new standard, I may go look at them again. In particular, the '06 lives outside, so I'll see how it looks. I live in the state of Washington (hence the "WA" in my login) and on the western side of the state at that....it doesn't exactly get hot 'n sunny here that often!

 

When you're using the supplied sandpapers lean on it pretty hard as you sand, especially in the beginning when you are getting rid of most of the yellow oxidized plastic. Be sure to keep everything well lubricated and rinsed off.

The Turtle Wax UV sealer really completes the job well and makes the lens extra clear.

 

Mine are WAY worse than that too. SoCal heat/sun, even though I garage it.
I don't know how it was parked for the first 116k miles of it's life tho.

Nice to see a great real-world result.
Gives me hope!

 

This one?

 

For the cost and effort, I just replaced the clear front with a headlight repair kit. Looks like new because......... it is new.
Just letting you know there are other options besides sanding and polishing.

Jeff