Headlight clouded to near-opaque on a vehicle in CalabashBefore
The same headlight completely clearAfter

Headlight restoration in Calabash

Calabash is about fifteen minutes from where I'm based, so crossing the line is no trouble. Beach Drive, Ocean Highway West, and out toward Sunset Beach.

Calabash, NC

North Carolina checks your headlights every year

North Carolina requires an annual safety inspection for most vehicles, and headlights are on the list of items a licensed mechanic checks, along with accessory lights, directional signals, brakes, steering and tires. Miss the inspection and your registration gets blocked.

That inspection is about whether the lights work, not about how clear the lens is — I'm not going to tell you a hazed lens automatically fails. But it's a yearly reminder that South Carolina drivers fifteen minutes away never get, and it's a sensible time to deal with lenses you've been ignoring.

The coastal conditions here are the same as Little River's: salt air, heavy sun, and a lot of vehicles that park outside year round.

What it costs

Starting at $65, at your place.

from $65both headlights · I come to you
  • Sanded, polished, then sealed with a Cerakote ceramic UV coating
  • An hour and a half to two hours, wherever the car is parked
  • I bring my own power and water
  • Before and after photos of your car, sent to your phone
Price depends on the vehicle and how far the lenses have gone. Text me a photo with the year, make and model and I'll send you a number. The quote is free.
Getting to you

Where I work in Calabash.

  • Beach Drive SW, Ocean Highway West, Thomasboro and out toward Sunset Beach and Shallotte.
  • I work in your driveway or wherever the car sits — no shop visit, no drop-off, no hookup.
  • Prices start at $65 for both headlights, the same as I charge on the South Carolina side.

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Nearby

Also working these towns.

Also Sunset Beach, Shallotte and Carolina Shores.

Serving Calabash — text me a photo.

Send a picture of the headlight in daylight and I'll tell you honestly whether restoration will hold or whether you're better off with new housings.

843-261-5780 Text me a photo of your headlights with the year, make and model.
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