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The Mothers07251 NuLens Headlight Renewal Kit is an all-in-one solution designed to restore, maintain, and protect your vehicle's headlights. This 8 fl. oz. kit effectively cleans away yellowing and scratches while leaving a protective polymer layer to prevent future damage. It includes a polishing tool and restoration discs, making it a comprehensive choice for any car owner looking to enhance their vehicle's appearance and safety.
Manufacturer | MOTHERS |
Brand | Mothers |
Model | 07251 |
Item Weight | 13.6 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 9.4 x 4.1 x 3.4 inches |
Country of Origin | USA |
Item model number | 7251 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Manufacturer Part Number | 07251 |
Voltage | 12 Volts |
A**
To Restore or Not to Restore that is the real question?
The media could not be loaded. This 2007 Honda Pilot, LX model had a problem which needed a permanent solution. The headlight beam wasn’t too visible due to heavy-oxidation and couldn't see the road anymore at night.The solution was that it was time for an HID kit. After deciding that I wanted HID’s I ran into the real problem. The headache of researching it all. I spent hours looking for something like I’m about to write specifically for Honda Pilots’ and the goal of this multi-product review is get the most bang for my buck. Ideally, if this review can help you make a decision rather quickly, and to demonstrate and show you what happens when you combine all three to achieve freaking fantastic results- then I’ve done my job.After hours and hours of researching I realized what the best possibilities were for my situation:1. Purchasing new headlights2. Restoring the headlights3. Purchasing new headlights with expensive projectors on them with an HID kit4. Installing LED lightsOnce, I decided It was clear to me that I needed to do, and it was to Create my own kit. I got lucky since the vehicle had stock projectors and immediately gave me a jump-start which made things easy for me- so it should be easy for you. Here’s the checklist of what was needed. My budget was $100 to see this through.5. Restore the headlights (needed a kit)6. Install the new Ballast (needed a kit)7. Change out the old bulbs to new bulbs (needed new pair)Headlight RestorationI used the Mother NuLens kit- and am glad that I used this kit. Excellent product, and for the price, and review it had it was the best choice that I could decide on, and a few other competitors offered similar results, but the reviews left consumers knowing that there was a better product to what they used, so I kept searching. I think I found it honestly. I used an old-hand drill and the attachment that the product comes with and was able to get really good results. Follow the instructions, and if you restore your lights- do this while the car is cool, and in shade if possible. Total paid $9.35, and the lights look brand new. I already did another pair of truck lights, and they look good. It’s a 1999 Ford F150 that’s seen a lot of construction sites, and a ton of oxidation. This product did a fantastic job restoring those as well. Cleaning takes ~15 mins per light if you want to do it right- if you follow the instructions as I did.Selecting Non-Flickering BallastNext, it was time to select new Ballast. Luckily, my truck was equipped with stock projectors, so check if you have projectors. After reviewing what it seems almost 30-40 products, I ran across the HYB Canbus premium 55W ballast. Based on product reviews, and other YouTube tutorials and before and after’s HID kits I saw-poorly mislabeled all over YouTube; The Canbus ballast were the best choice. Other products seem to flicker after a lot of usage, and I didn’t want to change something in a year or two. The reviews were pretty amazing. The other alternative was to use LED bulb’s which don’t use ballast- but those had negative reviews too and customers weren’t too thrilled. The other alternative was to purchase a complete kit- but there I couldn’t pick out or choose what I wanted, and everything looked cheaply made and reviews were also troubling. So I created this kit instead. I wanted maximum bright white lights, excellent satisfaction, a moderate budget, and something that I could do on my own. I paid a total of $39.99 for the premium ballast. If you see my vid- I included zip ties to the installation- I figured with the vibration of daily usage- based on the place where I could easily get to the ballast, I didn’t want to strain the adhesives, so I backed the adhesives up with a few zip ties to take the weight of the harness/connections. They don’t need to be there, I added those for protection. The Ballast work great- no flicker, and the light output seems to be brighter and brighter. Installation took 5-7 minutes per side, another 3 minutes for zip tying both sides.Choosing new BulbsThe Honda Pilot has regular halogen lights- they worked but due to the oxidation there was a lot of haze and it was filtrating a lot of my light output and the lights were illuminating the street poorly. I chose the Xtreme Vision HID Xenon bulbs. 5000K- which is a pure bright- white color. I didn’t want the blue as they loose Kelvin, so I selected these because it was one of the few companies that offered a 5000K pair of bright-white lights. The other bulb providers had worse to terrible reviews so I selected this company for my lights. The price was decent and there’s a ton of regarding the company products, performance and their overall usage life. Took around 5 minutes per side. Smaller hands have an advantage in changing out the old lights.Final ProductTotal spent $64.33, the light output seems to be stronger and stronger with more nighttime use. I know that the Kelvin output dropped by selecting the 5000K HID bulbs and I’m not receiving a full 5000K- because I’m running 55W ballast- but I’m okay with that because eventually I will receive a product that I expect, not blueish- but bright white. The light output is great now, the light throw is great, and it’s getting brighter with each night time use. Since I installed, I added around ~5 hours of night time driving and the light out put is at least 15% brighter. Who knows how long it will take for maximum results, but I can’t wait. The final product is short of amazing considering what I originally had and considering that I spent $68 bucks, well then what a great final product? Now, - I’m finding excuses just to drive the car out at night. The combination of all three products worked extremely well for my use. For those heavy DIY guy’s and gal’s, anyone of you can do this, male or female- it’s truly plug and play. If you’re a woman, you’ll probably complete this project faster because getting to headlights can require a smaller hand and there alone you have an advantage over a male. For HONDA PILOT owners, you can access the headlights without taking out the bumpers for this year/generation. Overall, the final product I’d give it 10/10 stars. Here’s the best part- I was actually $32.67 under budget- Heck Yeah!!! as Napoleon Dynamite would say; and the budget part was a little extra for you finance/accounting nerds- you know who you are. Thanks for reading, I hope this helps you with your decision.If you have great products, and would like me to do a thorough review please email me at [email protected] Title & Product Links:Xtremevision HID Xenon Replacement Bulbs - H11 5000K - Bright White (1 Pair) - 2 Year Warrantyhttps://amzn.to/3cnuB4THYB Canbus Slim Digital HID Ballast 55W Error Free Warning Cancel for HID Kit H11 H7 H8 H9 H4 H1 9005 9006 Universal Fit(Pack of 2)https://amzn.to/2wmeB2vMothers 07251 NuLens Headlight Renewal Kithttps://amzn.to/39cMmlE
B**U
Really effective
So, the kit sat on the shelf for a while after reading the directions. Sanding? With a drill?? Eventually I got my courage up and I tried the system on a small surface. following the instructions to the letter. It seemed OK, so I continued to treat both lenses. Amazed at the results, but there was still some haze evident when I turned on the lights. With the headlights on so I could better see the results, I polished for a while longer and the lenses look like they are new. Very nice product.Easy to use, but read the instructions.
K**R
Temper Your Expectations
This product does indeed work, but your results will vary depending on how hard you want to work and how bad your headlights are. This is certainly no miracle wipe on wipe off, voila, product. To be fair, my headlights were bad and now they are much better. The videos I watched said that this takes about an hour. I worked nonstop for 2.5 hours until my hands were cramping up. My headlights are indeed much better, but still not great. If I spend another 2 hours working on them, I'm sure that they'll look even better. This product is messy to use so wear old clothes and work outside.
K**R
Product review
This worked very well. I would recommend that you use a corded drill instead of a cordless drill due to the RPMs. When I switched midway through the project to the corded drill the process worked much better. I will need to repeat the process in a few months as I miss a few spots but the first time through I think I got 90%. Drove the car at night and the headlights shown much brighter.
M**1
Ok kit
I bought this kit to use on the fourth headlight restoration I have done in the last 10 years and all four times used a different method or different kit. Of the four times I would say this was the most difficult and hardest overall with the worst results.First of all, it takes forever doing it with this kit. I think I was close to two hours on the Restoration when normally it takes me like 25 minutes tops.There is absolutely no directions except for really bad ones on the back of the box so I started doing what I thought was correct only to discover I was doing it out of sequence about halfway through and had to start over but since they don’t send very much sandpaper I had now burned through my inventory and had to clean the sandpaper off to try to get it to work.Even after working and reworking the headlights, I came to the realization that it simply wasn’t going to take off about 15% of the fogging and issues. It did get the rest and it does look better but now it just looks used instead of extremely used.Out of frustration I switched gears and took some 800 grit wet dry sandpaper from the garage and some Dawn dish soap, water and hand sanded the headlights down until they were a nice smooth fog and then polish them up with 1200 grit wet, sandpaper and then 2500 grit wet side paper, and then polished them And they looked brand new after that.Ironically, I used probably two dollars worth of material that way and the results were much better than this kit.
C**G
Excellent results.
I have tried several lens refurb kits in the past, all with little success.I tried this today and I can say the lights are like new. It was easy to follow the instructions and took about 30 mins per light.
F**E
Confiable
Todo muy bien y a tiempo
N**R
Works perfectly as described
What can I say... pictures are worth more than words. That was on my father's Lincoln Towncar...it has over 600000 kms and you can see what it did to those headlights. I've tried the 3M before but didn't get results like this. I'm a big fan of Mother's products so I'm not surprised that this headlight restoration system worked this well.Just take your time and make sure that each step is done properly before moving on to the lighter grit. It's real easy to use. Make sure to have a drill...DO NOT TRY BY HAND IF YOU WANNA USE SAID HAND lol.PS. The real magic happens when you use the provided polishing compound. So don't freak out when the lights still don't look super sharp and clear by the time you're done the 3000 grit...it'll all clear up nicely using the polish they provide.Another note...the package claims this will have enough product to cover two cars but on my father's we had to use all the provided sandpaper. The polish we had plenty left tho...in fact that polish is plenty for well over 10 applications so I'm not worried about that. The sandpaper in our case deteriorated faster mainly due to the crappy condition the headlights were in. So I'm not faulting Mother's for that. Just something to keep in mind if you have really old and beat up lights.
J**S
Great results. 2013 Mazda3
Cleaned up my Mazda3 headlights with ease. Used some additional water via a spray bottle to keep the buffer an liquid polish moist.
P**H
Five Stars
Good Product
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