I own a 2008 sequoia that has, what I would call- not amazingly clear headlights. To me, not much makes a car look unkept more than hazed headlights, and it really brightens up the front end of an older car to have clear lenses. To that end, I've been wanting to do mine for a while.
Project Farm reviewed headlight restoration kits some time back and recommended the Sylvania, so that is what I planned on using. My son and I visited 3 different parts stores on Saturday that all claimed to have the kit in stock, and none did- so I was forced to use amazon after spending a good bit of gas to buy in person.
The kit arrived Tuesday and after reading the directions first, and probably one of the few times in my life that I've done so, I realized that the car would have to sit for 6 hours after doing the work, so I had to wait until after my run tonight to have the garage and the time to do it.
The kit is different than others that I have used in the past. It has the typical sandpaper (800, 1000, 2000) but it also has an "activation" spray a polishing compound and finally a uv sealer. Really, it's got way more than just a powerball and some compound. It should also last quite a bit longer than your deet bug spray hack.
I started by cleaning the lens and then applying the activator. No photos before unfortunately, but this is after the activator.
You'll notice the lens is not great, but the fog light is really poor as well. On to the 800...
proper haze there on the fog and lens....now on to 1000
and 2000
now on to the finish..
but remember that we had to use a compounding formula after this and the activator again.
and let's check out the fog light, it's on the other side- but they started out the same.
Fuzzy photograph, but it was dark. Honestly, it looks amazing.
All in the all the kit was pretty easy to use and took me right about an hour. I have large headlights, and the fog lights were a bit of a pain with location. I used mostly my thumb to add pressure to the sandpaper for them.
The UV seal is really interesting. I had read someone else on here had wished they had used more, so I did each lens several times. It honestly feels a lot like a shellac with a uv coat, I can't confirm that's what it is, but I've got a hunch- Frenchy will be thrilled.
I'd give the kit 2 solid thumbs up. It does require a legitimate dose of elbow grease, but you also don't want to do this every 6 months and it's well within the "worth the effort" range of activity. I'll post another photo tomorrow in the light.
did the sister in laws Sequioa today using the Sylvania kit. Love this kit. 
