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[Wil]

I have a 1999 2ltr i  , and my headlight lenses have faded/gone yellow-ish  can replacement lences still be bought ? or does this mean complete units?  cheers

[Mr.OmegaMan]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=117308.0 

They can be cleaned up...

[Mr.OmegaMan]

I highly recommend this product. If its not condensation behind the lens that your talking about ?

3M Headlight Restoration Kit to Restore Dull/ Faded/ Discoloured Headlights
http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0078IHJ1K

This is how my headlights looked after doing them,.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=114643.msg1452527#msg1452527

[Wil]

I"ll give it a try...  theres no condensdation in the headlights which is a good sign i guess..  must be a vauxhall thing as ive seen newer cars with same problem.. cheers guys. thanks

[Mr.OmegaMan]

I"ll give it a try...  theres no condensdation in the headlights which is a good sign i guess..  must be a vauxhall thing as ive seen newer cars with same problem.. cheers guys. thanks

You'll need a decent drill, I used a £40 Argos Bosch battery drill did both headlights and fog lamps with 2 battery's.

[YZ250]

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=117308.0 

They can be cleaned up...

I've recently done mine.  They appear to be coated with something from new and it's this coating that goes misty and patchy. It seems that by cutting them back, you have to remove the complete film of coating, otherwise they end up patchy. They look as good as new again now.  Bloody hard work though, even with a polisher to finish off. 

[Toledodude1973]

There's also plenty of Audi's and Focus with yellow lenses definitely not just a vauxhall thing

[Mr.OmegaMan]

I'll have to make a how to at this rate, Trouble is all my cars have perfectly clear headlights   

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=117308.0 

They can be cleaned up...

I've recently done mine.  They appear to be coated with something from new and it's this coating that goes misty and patchy. It seems that by cutting them back, you have to remove the complete film of coating, otherwise they end up patchy. They look as good as new again now.  Bloody hard work though, even with a polisher to finish off. 

Its a messy slow job but worth the elbow grease 

I polished the headlights with the included drill orange pad and after by hand 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

There's also plenty of Audi's and Focus with yellow lenses definitely not just a vauxhall thing

Yep seen many car brands not just Vauxhall's with oxidised headlights. 

You'll also notice much better light output afterwords also 

[dbug]

If really bad, 1000 - 2000 wet & dry to matt finish, polish up with something like G3, followed by T cut for final finish

[YZ250]

If really bad, 1000 - 2000 wet & dry to matt finish, polish up with something like G3, followed by T cut for final finish

Agreed. 

Mine looked like my neighbours cat had been at the indicator area so I had to use 2000 in this area. 

[TheBoy]

I"ll give it a try...  theres no condensdation in the headlights which is a good sign i guess..  must be a vauxhall thing as ive seen newer cars with same problem.. cheers guys. thanks

It affects all cars with polycarbonate lenses. ie, virtually all cars.  Go to a hot country, its more apparent, even 3 or 4 yr old cars are badly affected.

[dbug]

I"ll give it a try...  theres no condensdation in the headlights which is a good sign i guess..  must be a vauxhall thing as ive seen newer cars with same problem.. cheers guys. thanks

It affects all cars with polycarbonate lenses. ie, virtually all cars.  Go to a hot country, its more apparent, even 3 or 4 yr old cars are badly affected.

Also affects acrylic lenses