canucklehead Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 (edited) I googled the various headlight restoration kits and one guy does a test of about 12 kits. He flies through all of them on FFWD but does them fully as per each maker's instructions, then rates them. In general it seems Ceramix is always near top. This dude on youtube rate Ceramix #2 and Sylvania #1. Sylvania also $10 cheaper so I gave it shot. OMFG! This worked amazing! It took a long time as each step says 5 mins of sanding, buffing etc.. and I assumed that meant per headlight. When you are almost done, you feel like it's a failure and then you wipe on the ceramic coat and POP!! It is amazing, like new. Before this I tried toothpaste and also 400 grit paper and it was a waste of time. Watched another youtube guy try toothpaste and also WD40 and they did nothing. My headlights were horrible beofre these pics, yellow with an ugly haze over. I have been spoiled by LED on my '24 F450 and '18 Escalade so i'll have to see what these are like now but they were brutal prior to this. Edited April 9 by canucklehead 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead Posted April 13 Author Report Share Posted April 13 maybe I've been spoiled by newer vehs/LED headlights, but these don't seem all that great. Maybe I need to get aimed or replace internal bulb parts. Seems low beam points a directional beam down right in front of veh to ground and is mediocre. High beam not bad. I'm probably not comparing apples to apples as my other 2 vehicles are newer and LED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabangsta Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 There are details in your owners manual on pointing them and where they should shine. You mark a line on a wall at height of the center of the projector lens, get vehicle 25 feet away, and it shows where the cut off line and concentrated light should be (each side). I have similar H11 bulb projector style headlights in my 2012 Fusion, and other than a foot lower to the ground, they are fine. I actually hate the 2019 LED headlights. They have lots of dark and bright areas, and if I have 50 pounds of stuff in the cargo area they blind oncoming traffic. They are are perfectly aligned so I might add air bag (airlift) to the rear because I do frequently travel with a full load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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