Yes — cloudy, yellowed headlights can be restored instead of replaced. At the JustCars studios we remove the UV-baked, hazed layer from the polycarbonate lens in measured stages and polish it back to optical clarity — then protect the fresh surface with headlight PPF at €125 per headlight or €250 for the pair, so the Algarve sun can't repeat the damage.
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Headlight lenses are polycarbonate with a factory UV coating — and the Algarve's relentless sun works on that coating year-round until it clouds, yellows and crazes. The cost isn't only cosmetic: a hazed lens scatters the beam, and night vision drops long before the owner notices. On an otherwise well-kept car, foggy headlights also do disproportionate damage to how old the car looks — and to what a buyer offers for it.
Quick headlight kits and toothpaste tricks usually treat the symptom, not the cause. Proper restoration removes the degraded layer in measured stages and refines the lens to genuine optical clarity under inspection light — the same discipline our paint correction runs on. We're honest about the limits before starting: damage on the inside of the lens, condensation from a failed seal or deep cracks can't be polished away, and we'll say so instead of selling you a shine that lasts a month.
Polishing removes what was left of the factory UV coating, so an unprotected restored lens starts yellowing again under the first summer. That's why the job ends with protection: headlight PPF at €125 per headlight or €250 for the pair puts a film between the sun and the fresh lens — the same logic as protecting fresh paint. Most clients have it done during a wash or detailing visit; both studios handle it, and free pickup within 15 km applies as always.
Published reference prices — the final quote is confirmed after inspecting the car.
