TLDR
Headlight Restoration for Newport Beach owners. Typical range $150 to $600 over 1 to 4 hours. Performed in shop with direct insurance billing.
About Headlight Restoration in Newport Beach
Headlight restoration removes UV degraded polycarbonate and reseals the lens. Newport Beach restorations include a UV protective seal, without which the haze returns within about a year.
Headlight hazing is a safety issue that owners treat as a cosmetic one. The polycarbonate lens yellows and clouds under UV, and once it does the beam scatters instead of projecting, which measurably reduces how far ahead you can see at night. Restoration removes the degraded layer and reseals it. Doing it without resealing means it hazes again within a year, which is why the cheap versions do not last.
Problems We Solve
These are the situations Newport Beach owners bring us most often for this work. If yours is not listed, call and describe it. We would rather tell you it is outside our scope than take a job we are not the right shop for.
- Lenses yellowed, clouded, or hazed
- Noticeably poor light output at night
- Previous restoration that hazed again quickly
- Preparing a vehicle for sale or inspection
What Is Included
- Staged wet sanding of the degraded layer
- Machine polishing to optical clarity
- UV protective sealing so the result holds
Ballpark Pricing
Every job is quoted from the vehicle after inspection. The ranges below let you plan before you call. Body and paint labor is billed at $210 per hour, mechanical and electrical at $260 per hour, and diagnostics at $285 per hour with the diagnostic hour refunded as a credit against an authorized repair.
| Scope of Work | Ballpark Range | Typical Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Headlight Restoration | $150 to $600 | 1 to 4 hours |
Ranges are ballpark figures for planning. Your written estimate is built from the actual vehicle after inspection.
Collision estimates are provided at no charge and insurance walk ins are always welcome. RV systems estimates covering slides, awnings, water, electrical, and generators are $150, refunded as a credit against an authorized repair. See the full posted rates and terms.
Insurance Notes
Detailing is generally not a claim item, but post repair reconditioning is frequently included when a covered repair required masking or disassembly of adjacent areas.
We bill direct with every major carrier and hold direct repair relationships with several. Read how the claim process works or the 25 things carriers do not tell you about RV and van claims.