Vertex Bodyworks

**Your Headlights Are Failing Your MOT — And Toothpaste Won't Save You**

Let's talk about something that gets overlooked every single time someone books in for an MOT: the headlights.

If your lenses have gone yellow, milky, or hazy, that's not just an aesthetic problem. Reduced light output is an MOT failure point — and more importantly, it's a genuine safety issue. You're putting out a fraction of the light you should be on a dark road. That matters.

So people Google it. And they find some genius suggesting toothpaste. Or Coca-Cola. Or some other kitchen cupboard remedy. And look — it'll give you a temporary shine. You'll rub it in, rinse it off, and think "yeah, that's better." Give it a few weeks and you're back to square one. These methods do nothing for the UV damage underneath. It's a surface polish on a structural problem.

Then there's the TikTok Shop era of "headlight restoration kits." Polishing pads, UV spray, the works. Some of these aren't even bad products in principle — the problem is most people don't have the equipment or the technique to get a proper result, and without proper UV sealing done correctly, the haze is back before you know it. You've spent money, spent an afternoon, and you're still driving around with foggy headlights wondering why.

The only way to sort it properly — and have it actually stay sorted — is professional restoration. Proper abrasive stages, the right finishing compound, and a quality UV sealant applied correctly. Done right, your lenses come back clear and they stay clear.

At Vertex Bodyworks, we do headlight restoration at **£120 for the pair**. That's both headlights, done properly, ready for your MOT. No gimmicks, no shortcuts, no "let's see how it looks."

Get in touch and we'll sort it. 👇

📞 **07837420336**
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.vertexbodyworks.co.uk

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A pretty straight forward repair for a good friend and client. Someone just nudged the back doors so a quick thin skim of filler, reshaped, primed and then matched the colour perfectly using the spechtrometer.

Like every repair, little mini valet and she was good to go!

Put the client in a courtesy car overnight so he still had wheels.

Have you got damage to your lovely vehicle?

Call us for a quote, Ryan would be only to happy to pop and out and see if we can help.

Call 07837 420336 or 01642 422339

www.vertexbodyworks.co.uk