*Almost a full year later and the headlights are still as clear as the day I made this video!* 10/10 would still recommend all of these products: - 3M Headlight Lens Restoration Kit: amzn.to/2IUptsU - Headlight Coating (Apply After - Keep Clear): amzn.to/2JkqZUQ - 3M Automotive Masking Tape: amzn.to/2W3wRWl - Automotive Glass Cleaner: amzn.to/2Dy4ZCP - 32oz Spray Bottle: amzn.to/2Dy2LDt - Meguiar's Microfiber Towels: amzn.to/2L2GO5m - Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax: amzn.to/2XGH3EH - Cordless Drill: amzn.to/2PtjDQs - Shop Towels: amzn.to/2IVOFz8

Did my e90 382xi N52 today. Used the 3M kit and your video proved to be spot on bro! Incredible results and I had far more oxidation than what you were dealing with, so I was a bit skeptical. I gave your video a s/o on my Amazon review. 🤜🏾🤛🏾

Possibly the most well-explained and demonstrated videos i've come across. Great job!

Thank you so much! I followed your advice to the T and I was able to restore my light. Patience is a must. Great great video!

They came out great! and MUCH cheaper than replacing the lights!

This channel is brilliant and actually useful! Keep up the good work mate!

Otacon from MGS just became a car expert. Great stuff!

I tried and did it. One light came out better than the other but both are WAY more cleaner than before. Thanks so much for the vid bro. I appreciate it

Perfectly timed! I've been meaning to do this on my E82, and the E90 I just picked up is in dire need of this DIY. Plan on doing it tonight to 4 lights.

Thank you so much for your help, this was my project over the weekend and I'm proud to say that I did a pretty great job!!!😀 😊 👍

You gave such detail and even put up product links. I can't image what's to dislike about this video but you know what they say, if you don't have haters, you ain't poppin. Thanks Jake

Thank you for the video Jake. I used this on my cah and it really does work. 20 years worth of headlight damage gone :). Note: I tried to cut corners at first by using an orbital sander with 400-grit sandpaper, as opposed to buying the 3M kit. This did remove the yellowed plastic layer, BUT I soon realized that buying the kit was the way to go. That is because it's an economical way to get the 800 and 3000 grit sandpaper required to sand the headlights until they are clear (you would probably have to buy this in bulk otherwise... I paid $20 just to be able to get 400 grit sandpaper, along with a lot of lower grades I didn't need). Hell, compare this to other kits which cost $30 and $15 for this kit is a bargain. Also, the drill attachment in the kit has a foam pad which you attach the sandpaper onto. This helps a lot, because it squishes along with the contour of the headlights. Cheers man, thank ya for spreading the word.

Thanks for the best headlight video on the internet. Just used the 3M kit and it came out great!

Thank you so much, my lights went from completely yellow to a nice clear glass!!!

Good job dude, helping people is good thing, explained in details not many people do that.

Well done. Enjoyed the diy demo! I feel much more confident to take this on. Thanks!

I saw a video from Fix it chris on cleaning your headlights and it worked great on my 05 PT cruiser Gt it actually increases the price of the car.

New subscriber, I def needed to do something about my headlights. Ty, for the video I never thought in a million years to be so into my car maintenance. I guess there is an upside to Quarantine.

This is a great kit for the DIYer!! When using power tools to sand the headlights I would definitely recommend layering the tape 3-4 high to protect the paint

I think this is the best explained video I've seen on how this should be done. Thanks for this.

Very informative,good job. 3M in my years of experience never disappoints

Great and very helpful video. Had great results following your instructions!

Great job! I feel this video gives me the confidence to do my own on my truck. I will add the ceramic coating on my mine. Thank you for sharing this.

Literally watch this video yesterday and bought the kit today, putting it to work as we speak

I swear it doesn't matter what content you make I love your videos. Keep it up. 💪

I would recommend adding some kind of protectant on it like a sealant, wax, or even paint protection film. It will slow down the process of oxidation happening again.

Great walk through! I just used the Meguiar's heavy duty kit on my 135is ;) and unfortunately it didn't work as well. I see now that the drill bit and multiple sand papers they provide in the 3M kit are what I really needed. Gonna be purchasing this kit now, thanks!

It looks really good. Patience works well with getting the right results. The right side (your left) looks brighter and cleaner than the left side (driver side). I will try this. I presume you can also use this on fog lights as well if there are any present on the car. good work. thx!

Thanks for the info... I purchased the kit and it did the job... Greatly appreciate it. 👍

Looking good man, I need to do this... There's some glass sealants out there that are supposed to help protect from uv

Definitely need this for my mustang . The lights are horrible . Thanks for the video!!

Just to share, I found that merely spraying the headlights with Purple Power works very well at removing the hazy contaminants. It definitely works better than any glass cleaner might, and may be satisfactory all by itself. However, it would be a great start to the process you described here. Purple Power also work well on the tires and bug guts though you will have to replace polish on any painted surface.

Thank you for the complete instructions. I have the same problem with the head lights in my car. I will follow your instructions to clean my head lights.

That 3M kit is one of the only things I've tried, in terms of DIY car restoration things, that works better than I expected. I was blown away by how glossy and perfect the lenses turned out. You just can't skip steps, as tempting as it is after finishing the first one!

_"Whether they're cordless or battery powered"_ Hmmm

Nice polishing, thanks for the buffing lesson. I got a Meguires kit thet seemed to work pretty good but the clarity didn’t last long. I guess you have to wax them.

Saw this kit earlier. Definitely going to give it a go.

GOOD JOB BRO ! THANKS FOR THE STEP BY STEP !

Dude great friggin video! Just changed my angel eyes to Super white, next is the headlight restoration, super confident after this video! Thx again!

I have done this process on my 2008 BMW 535i twice and these results were stunning

Great video. Your explanations are very helpful. Keep up the awesome content

Damn I've been wanting to do this on my headlights too, im def ordering that kit.

Like how you put in the description box all the tools you used!!! Thanks and great job 👍

i love your videos man ! you know what your doing with your cars, i just ordered this 3M restoration kit because of will be trying it on my e90

Thank god! There is a kit :)

A nice idea might be to use a different colour for the first layer of masking tape. That way you know you are getting close and can add more of the outer tape as soon as the inner peaks trough.

I want to thank you for this video, i bought that lil kit, some Meguiar's headlight coating for afterwards and basically followed your instruction without even following their instruction and the outcome was great. I used an electric drill, i was going to use masking tape, but unfortunately, my tape was old and wasnt tearing off properly, so i used what every man would grab next,...... ???? .......... DUCK TAPE!! hahaha, it worked great as well and didnt tear one time with only one layer. i just knew i was going to rip off my paint when i removed it, but all went well haha, Thanks again for the video!

I wasn't able to get the 3m sanding kit in my country but I used the normal sandpaper we know. All I used was the p800 grit ,p1000 grit and 2000grit sandpaper to sand my oxidized headlamp. As you can see upthere they are already in order so I just had to clean them accordingly to the numbers of the sandpaper . first of all I took abucket of water added in some sunlight dish washing soap and i dipped in my sand paper to keep it soft so that it shouldn't scratch my headlamp. Secondly because I did not have a 3m kit available but had adrill ofcourse, I was forced to use my hands scrapping the whole headlamp uniformly in a circular pattern. When sanding, all I made sure my headlamps were always wet so I had a spray bottle aside with water in it to always keep the headlamp wet. After I did all the sanding from 800 grit to 2000grit sand paper the headlamp was smooth and clean all the oxidation was cleared out but it was foggy and it was high time to use the shield products to get rid of the foggyness since the headlamp oxidation was already wiped-out. I then waited abit to cool my hand-off coz it's really a process using ahand mostly the sanding part. then I applied my shield polish miraplate and used a microfiber cloth to polish the headlamp in a circular pattern. The fodgy started to fade out, I buffed with aclean microberfiber towel and all I could see the headlamp getting clearer it was really working. Then second step I applied the miraplate again for the shine to pop. I did the same process of polishing in a circular pattern then the headlamp was completely clean.then I applied carnauba wax to protect it from the UVs which made it even cleaner with a glossy effect. The process was the same. Great experience I had to restore my own headlamps. It wasn't 100% clean like how a newly car would look because I sanded it but what matters was I cleared out all the oxidation and it was restored and had that glossy effect again. No scratches were visible because some people might think the use of sandpaper would spoil there headlamp, I'm here to prove you wrong but my headlamp is 95% clean and glossy. Someone looking at the headlamp wouldn't notice a thing it was been sanded but myself did coz I knew how it was before and how it looked good after. 😊

Holy crap need to do this to my M3 when I get the engine fixed!

Good vid. A thought regarding taping: first layer of tape = painters tape second layer of tape = duct tape (you won't burn through duct tape) third layer = painter's tape (optional, but easy to see if you are burning through)

Great tips man really appreciate your experience that you're sharing in your channel - pretty empowering stuff! Many many thanks and God Bless!

I did our Hyundai Getz headlights with various grades of wet and dry paper using water, then finished with regular cutting compound. They came out just as good, but then I had to do them again two years later, because they oxidized again. After that, we fitted headlight protectors and that prevented them from oxidizing again. Well worth spending a few dollars on headlight protectors, they really protect the headlights from the UV.

I'm a detailer glad u did it the right way thought maybe u was gonna wipe oil on them to make them last a week before the oxidation comes back

I like the music on the background 🤞

The sanding pad process is the best for results but it's a lot of work. If you want a quick fix getting the yellowish haze out then the 3M headlight restore polish does a really good job in just a few minutes. Simple to use, you apply it like car polish, wax-on wax-off with a cloth.

when i start watching bmw restoration..lots of bmw's videos comes to my account.. well you are welcome guys..you guys made me wanted a bmw.

Daweeee headlights look so new. 😍 berry nice. Thank you for the details on method- like path for buffing and how to spray off from the facias instead of wiping off... Seems logical when you say it but its something I would've realized after the fact. 💪🌟 saving me the :😭. Haha. Also how did you guys get the checkers on the garage ceiling? Fancy!

As a Professional Detailer, there's a Much Faster way to do this but, 3M is an AWESOME product line for auto care! Yeah, doing that, " clear coat is the proper finish for long-lasting results. " that too is going to start to chip away as you drive, peeling will eventually occur and of course in Some cases, it's going to have to be redone. Just leave them after final polishing, yeah, I agree with the waxing but, get a drill pad like the one in the 3M kit and purchase some 3M Ultrafine Machine Polish, hand apply or use the polishing pad at low rpms. 3M Perfect-It 16oz Buffing & Polishing Compound system.

Class video jake one of the best explained tutorials on here...turned out brilliant lad👏🤘

Used this kit, worked well. Thanks for the video!

I don't even have a car and yet I am looking at this. Thanks KZfaq Recommendations.

What's that instrumental playing??? The first one??

Beautiful!! I'm excited to do mine now!

Can’t wait to see what you do with this car. I had a good time watching the videos of you killing it with the 135 too. I have a 2011 335i automatic , but it’s an n55. There’s a few videos out there for N55s but none are as good as yours. I drive mine daily so just doing 5” stepped fmic , chargepipe and high flow down pipe and MHD tune. We’ll see what happens, maybe I can smoke a few v8’s. My son and I may do an N54 build one day and your videos will be a huge help if and when that day comes.

His messy workbench looks like my "clean" room lmao

Don't worry guys, I'm getting all of the small stuff out of the way first. *Lots of mods & maintenance coming to the 335i soon!*

Greetings from the Ohio Porters.✌️ I’m at the point where I need to do two vehicles that have partially hazed over headlights. 😳 I don’t like driving a vehicle at night when that happens…it’s not only dangerous, it’s nerve racking! 😠 There is so much out there about headlight restoration. Thanks for sharing your tips and process. Good stuff! 🤩

Thanks dude I really appreciate that. I have the same kit about to do my Alfa GT, it's excellent to have a proper walk though step by step guide.

I'm follow you from Yemen

My wife: “Yes honey, the head lights are very nice, but what did you get all over the bath Matt ?”

Thanks for the help, great video and very easy to follow! Appreciate it!!!

I wouldn't mind trying toothpaste with baking soda and a 1500 to 2000 grit sand paper but this is really looks awesome!thanks for the tip Jake!

Best headlight restoration I've seen beats them people spilling Coke all over the damn things.

Coated my headlught lenses with Krylon clear gloss. Still look new after 2 years.

Beautiful job thank you I'm doing mine tomorrow.

Wow! The colour of those headlights is so striking.

This is 5 th such video I have been watching Still lazy to try on my car Still searching for the best techniques

Thank you. My passenger side needs some work. My Car looks like fatty wap 😂. I tried a different kit and it didnt do anything. I will be doing the 3m kit.

Interesting because some people go to the trouble to get 'smoked' glass. Thanks for the great vid my friend.

Great Video , This Is The Correct Way To Remove Oxidation !

Try using mothers aluminum and mag polish takes the sanding part out .

Instead of using water, I would recommend using detail spray for more lubrication

Very nice, good job man, it looks gorgeous.

Very thorough video my man you explained every detail perfectly. You earned a like and a sub

Any plans on adding LED headlights or keeping the factory xenons? Great upload

Are you anywhere close to Chicago? I'd pay you good $ to fix my 750li headlights. Great work BTW. Respect

They are Beautiful!!! Thanks Sal

You remind me of this young man who use to work at this emissions testing place I use to take Our client's car's... good job very informative...now I can try this and stop pulling over to check if my headlights are on😂

Great video. Just did my lights. It’s ok, but not as clear as yours, but much better. The reason because I don’t have the same result is because on the instructions it said maximum 1 minute of sanding… so I didn’t get it as hazy as you did in the first step… but like I said I can see a big difference from before. Thanks for your great video! Watched it several times and now to leave this grateful comment 👍 Keep posting them videos. With greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

The second is 3000 grip but the first one how much is it thanks

I put sticker on my head light. Sticker residue is also hard to remove...

I personally wouldn't mind taking the healight out and support in in some sort of jig to make the whole lenses surface completely uniform. But this is more convenient and without extra steps to do and looks really really good

Thats quite an aggressive buff job.. I use Mcquires 5 min fix and it works great. BTW those orange ghost rings and awesome..

I've done all my cars with the same results.....With just the rubbing compound should take no longer then 5 min. per headlight. So much easier.

Coating and wax, which needs to be apply after the compound has been applied?

great job! i will be using your method. thanks

Perfect job! The video is very helpful. I ordered a kit. 👍💪

”Wether it's cordless or batty powered it doesn't really matter”

Scotty laughing!

Thank you for detailed process. Great help👍