mckellyb

Nope drills or the like, all by hand. Not difficult, but I took many pictures and took my time. I figure it took about 90 minutes for both, but there were breaks interspersed. I can't stand on concrete for more than about 20 minutes without some of the broken parts of my body protesting quite loudly.

The gaffer's tape below the headlamp came off when it got wet enough, but it's easy to be careful with the sanding paper near the edge.

It turned out much, much better than I expected, i.e., they truly do look new, and the effort was minimal, though follow the instructions to the letter. There were times I thought I'd well-and-truly turned them permanently opaque, but sure enough, they were fine.

roadfrog

I'd love to hear back about how it holds up. I've done this job on my car and others with other products many, many times, but because it removes the factory UV coating, the fogging re-occurs within a few weeks. Eventually, the constant sanding wear out the lens. I haven't had to replace the lenses yet, but it's something to consider. You would think that a company would come up with some kind of clear coating or similar to maintain the clarity after a job like this.

SW17LS

You can use spray on clear coating, and there are products out there that do this. You could also put a clear bra product over the lenses after polishing them.

FatherTo1

That's my plan, to put on a headlight protector film. Yesterday I ordered the exact kit that mckelly used. Was impressed by his results so am skipping the 3M kit I already have.