Hyundai Sonata weak headlights fix.

If you own a 2011 to 2014 Hyundai Sonata and your headlights are terrible the reflective material in the projector housing may have failed. The only fix to this is to replace the entire headlight assembly. This requires removal of the bumper which is not too difficult on this car. There are a few videos on KZbin that show you how to remove the bumper. I used TYC regular inventory headlights from RockAuto.
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[@johndre2629]

Thanks for the video btw. Definitely put me on the right path in terms of researching what the issue is.

[@lescharter9723]

Thank you for this great video. I have a 2013 Sonata Hybrid Limited with this issue, and it was so bad we stopped driving at night. I tried to remove the front bumper before, but I couldn't figure out how to separate the panel near the front tires without breaking it. Once I saw how that was done, it was a breeze. I was prepared to warm the headlight assembly in my oven so I could disassemble it, but I found that on my model, the Magnesium reflector housing could be removed without separating the lens from the housing by removing 3 easily accessible machine screws inside the H11 bulb replacement hole. Pro tip if anyone else tries this fix: use a screwdriver with a magnetic tip, or magnetize your screwdriver, so you don't lose the 3 small screws inside the headlight assembly. As in your video, the reflective coating on my housing was trashed. The replacement headlights for the Hybrid Limited with the led strip cost $1,000, so I was really motivated to find a fix. I removed all the old bubbled coating so I could re-coat with a new reflective paint. I couldn't find high heat silver spray paint with enough reflective properties, so I decided to switch my Halogen bulbs out for LED bulbs, which are much cooler in operation. It is very much improved. Thanks again.

[@autohelix]

Awesome that you got it fixed. The price difference on the hybrid model is huge.

[@johndre2629]

You got a hell of a deal on your replacements.. Tyc regular inventory for me is gonna be about $250 per headlight is what its showing me.

[@autohelix]

What website? I am still seeing about $125 on Rockauto. 2011 to 2014.

[@johndre2629]

@@autohelix Rockauto. Sorry, mine is a 2015 sonata SE, so that must be the difference.

[@autohelix]

@@johndre2629 2015 was the next generation.

[@colorado5769]

Can’t you just convert them to hid or led?

[@autohelix]

@@colorado5769 How is that going to fix the problem? The material in the headlight that reflects the light is basically destroyed.