This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pep Boys for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
This week with Hurricane Sandy on the lose up in the northeast, it should remind us all that safety is our number one priority when it comes to our family and self. Being in the house is one thing, but being on the road requires extra caution and care and you can start that at home with doing a few things with your own vehicle to give you that extra detail for safety.
I am sure you didn’t know, because I didn’t, but October is Headlight Safety Month.
No time like the present to inspect your headlights and address dim light bulbs, burned out lights, and hazy headlights that make visibility difficult when on the road. And with Halloween just days away and dark coming sooner and sooner, there is no time more important than now to make sure you can see every child that is out on the road at night.
In the past on our own vehicles we have paid to get our headlights restored to their newer luster but recently I had a chance to test out the 3M™ Headlight Lens Restoration System and used that to test out the fading lights on my babysitters new, but used, car.
The 3M™ Headlight Lens Restoration Kit
No Tools Required comes at a fraction of the cost of professional cleanings and is one example how 3M, a staple in automotive solutions for more than 90 years, is constantly seeking simple ways to improve, restore and protect your vehicle.
- -Easy-to-use kit that restores the clarity of yellowed, hazed, or dull headlight lenses
- -No tools required – just elbow grease
- -Works easily on most plastic lenses, including taillights, trailers, snowmobiles, emergency vehicle light bars, plastic motorcycle lights and more
Tips: The kit was easy to use. It mainly consists of sanding out the yellow and scratches and using a compound to fill in and make a better and more clear sheen. My strongest two tips are to wear clothing that you don’t mind “dust” on (as you can see in the photo it gets on your clothing) and two, to read the directions first. It helps to have it all laid out and ready instead of stopping in between to read the steps. While this process is only about 15-20 minutes long at most, we did it out in the cold and wind and it took longer so I don’t recommend that.
Our Process:
The kit works not only on headlights, but other uses are emergency vehicle lights, plastic lights, trailers, and tail lights! Right now you can pick up the 3m Headlight Lens Restoration System in Pep Boys stores and also recieve a great mail in rebate.
Win your own Restoration Kit!
It may not be something you think about a lot, but this is a great gift for anyone in your household. To enter to win a kit of your own, leave a comment below and tell me “why” you need a kit! Additionally, all fans of Pepboys gain an entry and you can leave in the comments if you “like” them on facebook.
~trisha
With October being National Headlight Safety month, it seems like a good time to check and make sure your headlights aren’t foggy. Thanks for sharing this product.
TO lighten up my dull lights!
my boyfriend drives a 1993 Nissan, and his headlights are in need of cleaning. They are dangerously dull at night.
Liked Pepboys on Facebook! Blessie Nelson
Our second hand car has gone thru’ many owners and its time to get those headlights bright again! This would be perfect! Thanks for the giveaway!
We have the same car! Both that car and our van can use a headlight restoration kit. Thanks for the giveaway!
We have an old ford van and the headlights are bad, this would make such a great difference!
we have an old car that needs it
i like pep boys on fb as mary gardner
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i drive at night alot and this might help me to see better
jagar0047 at yahoo dot com
I could use this. Maybe this will allow me to see better. I also am a fan of Pepboys on facebook.
Are headlights seem so dim, maybe this would help
schueler.jessica@yahoo.com
We could sure use this for our 1996 vehicle!!!
like pepboys on FB – Marianna B
Because my old car’s headlights are all jacked up!
my hubby would love this to rev up our headlights they are not very bright
I need a kit because I think this would help brighten up my headlights! They look a little dull!
I liked Pepboys on Facebook
I have a 13 year old car and the headlights are almost completely opaque. This would be awesome. I desperately need to clean them up some.
My car is older my headlights news to be restored.
My headlights suck, I so need to use this stuff. It looks like it will work amazing for my foggy headlights!
like pep boys on fb Julie A Scott Laws
my daughter’s headlights on her car need to be restored
thanks
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My husband has a 1996 Ford Diesel Dually Truck, it could use some “love”
It’s really nicely maintained but it needs all the help it can get 
cfingram @ gmail
I like pepboys on FB as Leslie Luke Stanziani.Thanks!
lstanziani(at)yahoo(dot)com
I need a kit to help my mom out.Her headlights need this badly but she is on a fixed income and this is not in the budget.
My headlights are pretty cloudy
I like Pep Boys on Facebook as Renee Walters! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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My headlights are desperately in need of this treatment! I would love to win this!
This would greatly improve my lights on my 12 year old car
mine are starting to look kinda cloudy
The lenses on my car are in bad need of a cleaning. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Until I came across this I never would have thought about restoring my headlights but now that I have seen how it can be done with the kit it is definitely on my mind. Would love to win!
my headlights are in need of this treatment and i would love to win this
I need this kit because my headlights look messed up.
My husband and I would feel so much better if my driving age daughter had clearer lights on our old car!
thanks!
My father is a retired mechanic and loves to work on other peoples cars still and would love something like this for Christmas. thank you for a great giveaway
My mother in law’s 12 yr old Neon needs the headlights restored as they are real bad looking! I would use this on her car if I was the winner.
I need this for my car!
I liked Pep Boys on FB: Ann Fantom
I would like to win this for my husband who has a 16 year old truck that badly needs its headlights restored
I like Pep Boys on FB (aimeefontenot39)
I really want to win this for my fiance! He was just looking at a kit at the store the other night, but we didn’t have the money at the time. We have a 20 year old car that could really use some TLC especially on the headlights.
like pep boys fb heather s
I have scratches and discoloration on my headlights so this would be great to try
fb fan xferriza2 dani marie
my car is falling apart and looking its age. anything helps.
I also Like Pepboys on Facebook.
Facebook Fan of pep boys- Jamie Brigham *FB Name*
I need a kit, because our headlights on our vehicles are looking yellow and dull. Just regular washing doesn’t help.
I need this because my 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo has very cloudy headlight lens
We live on a dirt road so my car is constantly dirty. This would be great to improve our night visibility.
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Our cars could use some reconditioning so this sounds great!
liked pep boys on Facebook too
My Saab is over 12 yrs old and the headlights are in real bad shape. I can’t drive at night anymore, my eye sight is bad enough as is, without the lens being messed up. lol. And now because the lens are so bad, when I did drive at night i kept them bright as much as possible because you can’t see otherwise. my now ex husband bought a kit to fix them, but NOW refuses to give it to me. lol. Long story short. I would have my son fix it for me if i could, i’m just not good at that kind of stuff. I would love to win the kit to see if my lens can be salvaged. so that maybe I won’t have to replace them..
Ok this is bizarre, my parents just had work done on their car and the mechanic mentioned their headlights were yellowed and he’d restore them for $95 dollars!!! Guess what I’m going to tell them about???
pep boys fan on facebook
I could really use this on my Tahoe, it has that cloudy look to it
My ’95 Corolla wagon is on its last legs and needs a pick me up! This would be perfect right before the rough Wisconsin winter that’s on its way.
I need to get the yellow out of my lenses.
Pep Boys fan on FB!
(Zanna McNeil)
My car is 10 years old and I have never taken care to clean the headlights. They are super dingy and cloudy. This would be PERFECT for my car.
I’m a pep boys fan on FB
I need this because I love my 2004 Hyundai but it definitely needs a little help with it’s “eyes”
I need a kit because my car is 10 years old and it’s headlights could use a lift!
clovecg at gmail.com
My headlights aren’t as bright as they use to be and this would make it safer to drive at night
I need this because our car is old but well-maintained and this is one thing we haven’t kept up with over the years.
I like pep boys on facebook
So I can see better at night.
My car’s headlights aren’t very bright, and I think this would help.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com
I’ve got a 9 year old PT Cruiser, and this would really help. “Liked” Pep Boys, too.
Living in the desert, the blowing sand really does a number on the headlight lens. And, since there isn’t much in the way of street lights, I really need my headlights refreshed so I can see what’s ahead of me.
We could definitely use this on our 2001 Beetle!
someluckydog at gmail dot com
Would like to restore our headlights, they are so bad looking.
We purchased a used car this Summer and the lights would definitely be great “restored”, especilly with winter coming
My car is 8 years old and my headlights are so cloudy, you’d think it was going to rain. I could really use this.
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my headlight are bad i need this done to them.
I like Pepboys on FB.
This is so cool! I would love to give this to my husband…. his headlights are looking a little sad.
I am glad to read your comments about the product. I hope I get a chance to use it. Thanks.
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Oh My Dad really needs this!! He lives in such a rural area…at night it is pitch black on a country riad. Worry about him so much…would love so much to gift this ti gim.
we were actually just talking about how gross our headlights look! This looks like a great product!
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I could really use this because both of our vehicles are over 10 yrs old and are in need of headlight de-clouding!
bleatham*at*gmail.com
I didn’t know this product existed! My headlights are so foggy looking, I’ve been so sad…didn’t know there was a cure! But now I have hope:-)
My husband and I were talkiing about how we need to do something about the headlights on our 10 year old car, this product would do make them look like new.