You pull out of the garage in the evening and the headlights throw a dim, blurred beam that barely reaches the verge, even though the bulbs or LEDs work exactly as they always have. In daylight the reason is obvious: the plastic headlight lens isn't clear any more — it's yellowed, clouded, or roughened by fine scratches from automatic car washes and dried-on mud. The car ends up looking older than it is, and a yellowed headlight is something even an MOT tester can spot straight away.
Headlight restoration deals with exactly this — the dulled or yellowed plastic of the lens itself, not a protective film on top of it. If your headlight lens is still clear and you just want to protect it against stone chips and scuffing before any of that happens, that's partial PPF protection, not restoration — film goes onto plastic that's still clear, while restoration brings clarity back to plastic that has already gone dull. Both services deal with the same part of the car, but with the opposite starting condition, so it's worth knowing which one you actually need.
If the paintwork around the headlights is scratched or dull as well, that's handled separately, depending on exactly what the paint shows — anything from paint correction to local correction of a specific defect. If you're not sure what the paint actually needs, that's what paint diagnostics is for.
Who headlight restoration is for
Restoration is for you when:
- the headlight lens is yellowed, clouded, or has fine scratches from washing,
- the beam doesn't reach as far in the evening or in rain, even though the bulbs are fine,
- the car looks older than it really is because of yellowed headlights,
- the glass, seals and wiring of the headlight are undamaged — it's just the clear plastic on top that's gone opaque.
What you'll see afterwards
More light passes through a clear lens than through a clouded one, so you will see the difference the first time you drive after dark. How much the beam improves we will not promise in advance: it depends on how deep the plastic clouded over. Unlike replacing the whole headlight unit, this only deals with the lens that lost its clarity — the rest of the headlight stays as it was.
Ceramic or film
Polished plastic comes out smooth, but it does not protect itself: sun and washing start to dull it again. So protecting the lens is part of the restoration, and you only choose what with.
- Ceramic protection of the lenses is included in the price. The lens stays smooth and insects wash off it more easily.
- PPF film on the lenses costs extra, but it also protects mechanically: a stone that would pit the plastic again ends up in the film instead. We recommend it, and because we cut it from the remainder of a roll, we offer it at a discount as part of a restoration compared with filming the lenses on their own.
Film without a restoration, on a lens that is still clear, is our protection of an individual part.
The price
The price is for a pair of headlights and does not depend on the size of the car. Both protection options, and the intake and handover surcharge, are in the price list for this service. The surcharge applies only when the car comes in for this work alone; added to another job, it does not.
Ask about headlight restoration
Let us know the make and model of your car and describe what the headlights look like and how much worse the beam is now compared with how you remember the car. Or call +420 739 374 074 and we'll arrange a time to take a look.