South Bay Detailing recently received our certification from Detailing Success in Headlight Repair. Hazy or yellowed headlights are part of the car appearance family, and we often see deteriorating headlights when cleaning customer vehicles.

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Several years ago, car and truck designers seized on an opportunity to replace glass headlights with a more malleable poly-plastic carbonate that can be easily molded into shapes and sizes. The downside to this creation is a material that is susceptible to the sun’s ultraviolet rays drying out the lightweight plastic headlight material, causing them to oxidize and form tiny micro-cracks that produce a yellowish haze.