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I have a 2006 Silverado that has the headlights yellowed pretty good and not shining through very well. Replaced a year or so ago with aftermarket from Amazon and wouldnt adjust so returned them.

 

With this said what can i get a good quality set for headlights and parking lights to match OEM style look with regular bulbs 9005/9006?

 

Truck is used for fishing and hauling stuff so not driving all the time daily like going to work etc.

 

I see TYC halogen lights but i want the OEM lights not LED etc.  Not good at modifying things from original to go LED. Or is there a plug and play LED set out there a good quality to install plug and play.

 

Tried the cleaning and stuff to clear up but yellowed again quickly.

 

Appreciate the feedback.

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I had that issue on my 2011.  I used one of those headlight restoration kits that take out the yellow cloudy look caused by the sun.  I don't recall for certain what brand I used (I'm thinking it was 3M) but it was one of the better ones, about $20 (don't go cheap).  That was 3 years ago and there is no difference today.  But, my truck is garaged.   If I have to do it again I'll be using the Cerakote brand.  This is easy to do.  Just follow directions on the bottle exactly as it says.

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Instead of cleaning the headlights I would like to get a set of LED headlights. Rock Auto has Halogen only. Suggestions on LED sets?

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