Has anyone used "The Headlight Surgeon"

[PeterE320Cdi]

THE HEADLIGHT SURGEON EXETER

If so, how good was the result and did it last?

Thanks

Peter

 

[grumpyoldgit]

You could do it yourself.......
There are lots of 'how to' videos on youtube, just Google Mercedes headlight restore.

 

[ringway]

THE HEADLIGHT SURGEON EXETER

If so, how good was the result and did it last?

Thanks

Peter

Yep. Bobby Dazzler.

 

[Doe1000]

I think toothpaste does the trick.
See make your headlights look new again with TOOTHPASTE? - YouTube

 

[russb]

yeah you could do it yourself and the kit is about £20....get all the gear and just attach to the drill....the only thing with doing things yourself is finding the time in busy work life schedules but if you can find a couple of hrs then why not give it a go....

Their prices are about right though so may be worth a punt if you dont have the time yourself....

 

[Doe1000]

The toothpaste don't require the buffing bits. I have tried it in the past with just a soft cloth. So all in depending on toothpaste preference is less than £3. Time and effort probably 30mins.

 

[tysonmike]

I've used him 2 months back and he did an excellent job on my CLK. Toothpaste is bollicks, companies don't spend millions on developing stuff if it can be done with toothpaste.

Try buying the kit and doing it yourself if your brave enough?
I'd highly recormend him.

Go to his Facebook page, he's got better pics on there.

 

[tysonmike]

I have some pics somewhere I took before and after I'll dig them out, I was impressed at the results, he told me that Mercs where very common to go like this.

 

[tysonmike]

Here are the pics, I was impressed anyway lol.
The first one shows what it was like and the finish.

 

[Doe1000]

Got to say those look very clear.
If I may ask what does it cost?

 

[PeterE320Cdi]

Tysonmike -can you post a photo of how they look now as I am interested in seeing how well the effect lasts.

Thanks

Peter

 

[Doe1000]

Got to say those look very clear.
If I may ask what does it cost?

Oops! Silly question. Just seen the price on the link.

 

[tysonmike]

I've sold the car now for a newer Merc, I asked questions whilst he was there and this is what he told me.. 'Its a process of removing the clearcoat as this is what fails, the polycarbornate plastic is then repolished to restore the clarity. I paid £60 cause of the size of the lens (technically its four lights )
Hope this helps?

 

[tysonmike]

Polycarbornate headlights are made from UV resistant polycarbonate and are clearcoated to prevent scratching, so my guess is it should last al ong time, its true what he told me...he said its cheaper than failing the MOT with it and getting hammered for a new pair

I understand this is new to the UK and comes from the USA :bannana:
Back to what I said, I would recormend him

Regards
Mike

 

[tysonmike]

Headlight surgeon

I have looked into the lenth of time it will last, in Florida they say around 2 yrs in other countries depending on the heat climate, longer. So the cooler the climate the longer it'll last, when I had it done I did it just so it looked good for when I sold it, I also considered a cheap aftermarket pair but the cost and aggro to do it wasn't an option, I just could'nt justify paying out for new headlights for a 2002 car.

Regards.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Ive got a little bit of yellow appearing at the top of my drivers side light.

Im going to buy this kit £19.95 and try it myself. Wheres the fun in getting someone else to do it?

Meguiars Headlight Restoration Kit | eBay

 

[tysonmike]

Goodluck!!

 

[Dieselman]

Why not just buy a plastics polishing kit from machine-Mart, or similar?

The way to stop the polycarbonate yellowing is to re-coat it with a UV resistant lacquer again.

 

[tysonmike]

The Polycarbornate itself is uv resistant, the lac is only a protection against scratching.

 

[Dieselman]

The Polycarbornate itself is uv resistant, the lac is only a protection against scratching.

If so, why would they ever fade again once the lacquer is polished off?