--- product_id: 48462862 title: "39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/Faded/Discoloured Headlights For Car, 1 Pack, Smoke" brand: "3m" price: "VT15505" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "3 M" url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/48462862-39073-headlight-lens-restoration-kit-to-restore-dull-faded-discoloured store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Restores headlight clarity & brightness 3-step process in under 1 hour 6 sanding discs for precision abrasion 39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/Faded/Discoloured Headlights For Car, 1 Pack, Smoke **Brand:** 3m **Price:** VT15505 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ✨ Bring your headlights back to life — see and be seen in style! 🚗 ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/Faded/Discoloured Headlights For Car, 1 Pack, Smoke by 3m - **How much does it cost?** VT15505 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/48462862-39073-headlight-lens-restoration-kit-to-restore-dull-faded-discoloured) ## Best For - 3m enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted 3m brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **All-in-One Kit:** Includes everything needed to restore two headlights—no extra purchases required. - • **Fast & Effective:** Complete headlight renewal in as little as one hour with a simple 3-step drill-activated process. - • **Long-Lasting Results:** Compatible with UV sealants to protect your investment from future yellowing and sun damage. - • **Enhanced Night Safety:** Restores clarity to faded lenses, improving nighttime visibility and driving confidence. - • **Precision Sanding Power:** 6 specialized sanding discs (500-800 grit) plus Trizact refining disc deliver professional-grade restoration. ## Overview The 3M 39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit is a professional-grade, drill-activated solution designed to remove heavy yellowing, scratches, and cloudiness from plastic headlight lenses. Featuring six sanding discs and a polishing compound, it restores clarity and brightness in a quick 3-step process, enhancing night driving safety. The kit includes enough materials to restore two headlights and is compatible with UV sealants for long-lasting protection, making it a cost-effective alternative to costly replacements or professional services. ## Description 3M 39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/Faded/Discoloured Headlights For Car, 1 Pack, Smoke : desertcart.co.uk: Automotive Review: Scary process, but it really does work. Great kit, great value, great results! - As with many other people I was a little sceptical about taking sanding discs to my headlights, but they were in such a state that it was either that, pay a professional £70-£100 to renovate them, or replace the units (£100's more!) to avoid an MOT failure. After checking reviews and narrowing down the choices to either this kit from 3M or the one from Autoglym (both names and brands I've used before and trust), I decided the edge was with this kit and went ahead with the order, adding the small bottle of UV sealant in order to ensure that whatever finish I ended up with would at least be protected from future sun damage etc. I then waited for a good, dry and fairly sunny day so I would be able to see what I was doing and get all my lights done in one hit, cracked open the kit and got stuck in. I got through three fully charged batteries on my Ryobi cordless drill (set to the lower speed setting 1) and my arms and hands still ached a day later, but the results were just as promised by the blurb on the kit, much to my own surprise and relief. Even my mother-in-law said they looked like new units when I was done about 3 1/2 hours later, so it really does pay to (a) read the instructions and follow them to the letter and (b) take the time to do the job right. My lights went from heavily yellowed and fogged to 'as new', so if the UV sealant I applied (two coats, apply, leave to dry, buff off & repeat) after washing everything down when I was done do their job then I'll be very happy, with clear, bright, safe lights again, a must now that the nights are drawing in for winter. Some observations: Don't apply too much pressure when sanding - a light drag feeling that doesn't make the drill's note drop seems best, and use a combination of strokes depending on which disc is on the pad. For the early stages with the coarser pad, shorter strokes that repeatedly go over a slowly widening area were best to show the layers of lacquer and fogged plastic coming off, moving onto longer, more even passes across the whole light unit when you switch to the finer sanding discs and the polishing pad. Be thorough and make sure you've really cleared off all the old lacquer so that the headlights really do go a uniform milkiness - that's the scariest part, and the one at which both myself and anyone watching sucked their teeth and shook their heads in doubt, but stick with it as it really does all come good in the end. I have a W211 model E Class and so had four lights to renovate, two 'side' lights and two main headlights - if you have the same model then open the bonnet before you mask up. It means less masking and much easier access to polish/sand the tops of the light units. I did one set with the bonnet closed as I was concerned about how much dust would be made, but it really wasn't anywhere near as bad as I'd feared with the majority falling down in the direction of the drill's rotation so when I moved onto the second pair I opened the bonnet and found the whole process much easier as a result - lesson learned if I ever need to do this again! Also there were enough sanding discs, polish etc. in the kit to do the whole job, so unless you have lights the size of windows you should be fine for pretty much any car I'd think. In short, if you're having doubts then don't - this kit really does work if you follow the instructions and take your time to be thorough and careful. My lights look amazing now and I keep going out to look at them as I still can't believe how much better they came up - thoroughly recommended kit! Just remember to get the UV sealant as well and apply two coats to make sure your hard work and effort are protected from the sun longer term. I'm going to give my lights another refresher treatment with the sealant every month or so when I clean and polish the car so that hopefully the renovated finish I currently have will last long enough that I won't need to do it again for a number of years. Review: Well worth doing! - Really good product. I was a bit apprehensive about the process, especially when the lenses were white after sanding but they came out amazing! I bought this item in October 2025 and only just got round to doing it today. I noticed I had reduced beam while driving at night so I had a word with myself and got it done. Really good results. ## Features - Contains reaction mass of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (3:1) | condensation products of triethanolamine with addition products of fatty acids, C18 (unsaturated) alkyl with maleic anhydride. May produce an allergic reaction. - Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking. - KIT INCLUDES: 1 - Disc Pad Holder, 6 - 3M Gold Sanding Discs 500 Grit, 4 - 3M White Finishing Discs 800 Grit, 1 - 3M Trizact Refining Disc, 1 - 3M Rubbing Compound - LIKE NEW HEADLIGHTS: Easy heavy duty kit solution help your headlights look like new - REMOVE HARSHEST YELLOWING: Kit is powered by drill-activated sanding to provide maximum clarity - RESTORE CLEARNESS: Improve the appearance of your vehicle - SEE BETTER AT NIGHT: Enhances visibility and safety for night driving - Easy, 3-step process requires as little as an hour to remove scratches and restore cloudy, dull lenses - For use on plastic lenses headlights, taillights, fog lights, directional lights and more - Each kit includes materials to restore two headlight lenses ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0078IHJ1K | | Auto Part Position | Front | | Best Sellers Rank | 2,755 in Automotive ( See Top 100 in Automotive ) 705 in Car & Motorbike Care | | Brand Name | 3M | | Colour | multi-color | | Compatible with Vehicle Type | Car | | Country Of Origin | Mexico | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,326) | | Global Trade Identification Number | 04046719316458 | | Included Components | Care kit | | Item Dimensions | 15.7 x 13.4 x 15 centimetres | | Item Type Name | Car care kit | | Item Weight | 130 Grams | | Lens Color | Smoke | | Lens Material | Plastic | | Light Source | Headlights | | Manufacturer | 3M | | Model Year | 2009 | | Special Features | Waterproof | | Specific Uses For Product | Head Lights | | Voltage | 12 Volts | | Wattage | 55 watts | ## Product Details - **Auto part position:** Front - **Brand:** 3M - **Colour:** multi-color - **Light source type:** Headlights - **Model year:** 2009 - **Special feature:** Waterproof - **Specific uses for product:** Head Lights - **Vehicle service type:** Car - **Voltage:** 12 Volts - **Wattage:** 55 watts ## Images ![39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/Faded/Discoloured Headlights For Car, 1 Pack, Smoke - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dnLruu47L.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: suitable fr volvo s60 milky polycarbonate/glass headlights?** A: Used it on a 12 year old peugeot 307. Guess all headlights now are more or less same plastic- if it is foggy it should work. Beware 1) to tape well all parts of the car as it is easy with the wheel to scratch the paint of the bumper if it is not well protected. Use plenty of tape to carefully mask all parts around the headlight and b) when applying the paste the spinning will throw droplets all around. Wear old clothes and do not do it next to your new garden furniture or freshly polished classic car! Also lift bonnet - it will protect car paint and windscreen from flying droplets. I did not apply sealant but probably this will mean that the lamp will become foggy again sooner. **Q: How many kits do we need for a car? I'm assuming one covers two headlights?** A: one kit is plenty - i did both lights on my passat and i've probably got enough left to do them again.I WOULD RECOMMEND USING A SEALING COAT TO FINISH THEM OFF - MAKES THE EFFECT LAST MUCH LONGER - I BOUGHT MINE FROM AMAZON FOR ABOUT £6 - WELL WORTH THE LITTLE EXTRA WITH REPLACEMENT LAMPS RUNNING AT OVER £200 !!! **Q: Drill speed? how important is it to use the "recommended" 1200 to1600rpm. my drill is only 800rpm. can i still use this drill?** A: I'm using a 10 year old AEG 18 Volt drill not sure how many rpm it is but its more about control and correct pressure you apply, hope this helps  **Q: Will this remove headlight scratches on a bmw 4 series** A: Our MGZT-T is a BMW at heart so feel that the headlamps will clean well with this if they are plastic (not sure about glass) Scary at first as the lense gets worse before it gets better. Also use a power drill not a rechargeable one as it needs extended use. It took half an hour on each lamp. Looks absolutely great now ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scary process, but it really does work. Great kit, great value, great results! *by M***K on 3 October 2016* As with many other people I was a little sceptical about taking sanding discs to my headlights, but they were in such a state that it was either that, pay a professional £70-£100 to renovate them, or replace the units (£100's more!) to avoid an MOT failure. After checking reviews and narrowing down the choices to either this kit from 3M or the one from Autoglym (both names and brands I've used before and trust), I decided the edge was with this kit and went ahead with the order, adding the small bottle of UV sealant in order to ensure that whatever finish I ended up with would at least be protected from future sun damage etc. I then waited for a good, dry and fairly sunny day so I would be able to see what I was doing and get all my lights done in one hit, cracked open the kit and got stuck in. I got through three fully charged batteries on my Ryobi cordless drill (set to the lower speed setting 1) and my arms and hands still ached a day later, but the results were just as promised by the blurb on the kit, much to my own surprise and relief. Even my mother-in-law said they looked like new units when I was done about 3 1/2 hours later, so it really does pay to (a) read the instructions and follow them to the letter and (b) take the time to do the job right. My lights went from heavily yellowed and fogged to 'as new', so if the UV sealant I applied (two coats, apply, leave to dry, buff off & repeat) after washing everything down when I was done do their job then I'll be very happy, with clear, bright, safe lights again, a must now that the nights are drawing in for winter. Some observations: Don't apply too much pressure when sanding - a light drag feeling that doesn't make the drill's note drop seems best, and use a combination of strokes depending on which disc is on the pad. For the early stages with the coarser pad, shorter strokes that repeatedly go over a slowly widening area were best to show the layers of lacquer and fogged plastic coming off, moving onto longer, more even passes across the whole light unit when you switch to the finer sanding discs and the polishing pad. Be thorough and make sure you've really cleared off all the old lacquer so that the headlights really do go a uniform milkiness - that's the scariest part, and the one at which both myself and anyone watching sucked their teeth and shook their heads in doubt, but stick with it as it really does all come good in the end. I have a W211 model E Class and so had four lights to renovate, two 'side' lights and two main headlights - if you have the same model then open the bonnet before you mask up. It means less masking and much easier access to polish/sand the tops of the light units. I did one set with the bonnet closed as I was concerned about how much dust would be made, but it really wasn't anywhere near as bad as I'd feared with the majority falling down in the direction of the drill's rotation so when I moved onto the second pair I opened the bonnet and found the whole process much easier as a result - lesson learned if I ever need to do this again! Also there were enough sanding discs, polish etc. in the kit to do the whole job, so unless you have lights the size of windows you should be fine for pretty much any car I'd think. In short, if you're having doubts then don't - this kit really does work if you follow the instructions and take your time to be thorough and careful. My lights look amazing now and I keep going out to look at them as I still can't believe how much better they came up - thoroughly recommended kit! Just remember to get the UV sealant as well and apply two coats to make sure your hard work and effort are protected from the sun longer term. I'm going to give my lights another refresher treatment with the sealant every month or so when I clean and polish the car so that hopefully the renovated finish I currently have will last long enough that I won't need to do it again for a number of years. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well worth doing! *by C***G on 5 February 2026* Really good product. I was a bit apprehensive about the process, especially when the lenses were white after sanding but they came out amazing! I bought this item in October 2025 and only just got round to doing it today. I noticed I had reduced beam while driving at night so I had a word with myself and got it done. Really good results. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good product, works as advertised, great job on 11 year old lenses *by J***N on 23 September 2020* A good product that restored 11 year-old lights pretty much as described. The before and after pictures in the advert and in customer reviews closely match my own experience. Written instructions are clear and the video on the 3M site is helpful, but could have given a bit more detail in how to go about the job – felt more like a montage of before and after pictures. Job took me about 2.5 hours, including several readings of the instructions and views of the video. The drill bit and sanding/ polishing pads all worked well although as other reviewers have noted, you have to be careful removing the pads from the bit as the heat softens the Velcro layer on the bit and it would easy to take the Velcro off with the old pad. I only have a couple of issues. First, there wasn’t enough masking tape in the pack, I bought an extra role which was needed. 3M’s examples are for relatively small lights, with simple shapes. I was working with a single headlamp / side indicator unit that wrapped round the front corner and extended back into the wing some distance and needed more tape than supplied. Dropped a star in the review for this. Second issue - more to do with my lights than the product. The grinding/ polishing pads are very effective on simple profiles. My lights have a recess around the main projector lens on the front and the section in the wing where the indicator sits has five profiles, all of which are quite shallow. This meant that the pads could only contact across a small section of their area and quite often the edge of the pad was grinding on the neighbouring profile. All this made it hard to get into the edges of the profile for a consistent finish. It’s minor – there are some bits that I will get back to with wet n dry paper by hand – but something to bear in mind if your lights aren’t the relatively simple designs used in 3M’s examples. Overall, good product and happy to recommend. ## Frequently Bought Together - 3M 39073 Headlight Lens Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/Faded/Discoloured Headlights For Car, 1 Pack, Smoke - Glass Polish 1.7oz (50ml) Surface Sealant, Easy Clean Coating and Water Repellent for Glass, Plastic, Plexiglas, Metal, Chrome and Car Headlights - GP14111 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/48462862-39073-headlight-lens-restoration-kit-to-restore-dull-faded-discoloured](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/48462862-39073-headlight-lens-restoration-kit-to-restore-dull-faded-discoloured) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*