I'm aware of several solutions for clouded C6 headlights from lens replacement to replacement assemblies. Which in your option is the best replacement assembly?

I've seen Anzo, Morimoto, GTR Carbide and I'm sure there are others.

 

I like the C6 original headlights, so I just had mine rebuilt by Robert Sebring in North Florida, and they are perfect.
The replacements are nice and modern. Your choice.
Good luck.

 

How bad are they?? Plenty of shops fix them WAY cheaper the OEM.
I for one bought my customer's YEARS cleaning them off every oil change.

 

I got the Anzo headlights a few months ago. I'm very happy with them so far.

 

Also, keep in mind that sometimes replacing the lens is not enough to make your headlights work well again. Cars with enough use and exposure may have had the reflective coating in the projector pod flake/burn off. At that point, you could do a LED swap.

 

Love my Morimoto's.......What a HUGE difference in being able to see at night, AND the sequential turn signals are very cool. I originally replaced the lenses (what a pain by the way), and they did look new, however, the HID's leave a lot to be desired, and the Morimoto's have the look of a modern headlight.

 

Morimoto is our best seller.

https://www.merakiautoworks.com/prod...1c0c5d71&_ss=r

We're running 15% off right now as well.

Having

 

I'm getting some originals I found on Ebay redone.
New lenses, gaskets, paint, demon eyes.

 

I liked the GTR carbide more than I liked the morimotos. I chose the morimotos because I felt the GTR carbide was too pricey considering the much shorter warranty. No regrets
My stock headlights were in fine shape when I made the switch. The C6 has aged well, with the exception of headlights and the radio.

 

I haven't even purchased my C6 yet but I know it's something that eventually will need to be done even on a car that isn't exposed to sunlight for days on end.

Also just looking for opinions on what others have used.

 

This is untrue. Garaged cars will not have crazed lenses. The lenses on my 12 that is garaged look like brand new.

 

The original lenses on my 09 are also clear (really like new). I’m the third owner - about 11 months. My car had a hair of 5,000 miles at 12 years old. I think the clouding is probably more a result of sun exposure. A lot of the more modern lights look cool, but I really like the OEMs.

 

Morimoto’s are the way to go.
Do yourself a favor and reach out to Cole at Vette Lights.
Customer service during and after the purchase can’t be beat!!

 

That is true and mine spent a good bit of time outside the garage, but now inside and my 2012 looks perfectly clear and wouldn't want to replace them anyway as I like the stock lights.

 

While it is possible that you are correct that the cause of the crazing is sun exposure only, I don't believe that is entirely the case. I have seen reports of owners of "garage queens" that have had the crazing issue, and also seen others who daily drive their cars and never had an issue. I think there are multiple reasons, and am quite sure that sun exposure certainly doesn't do the original lenses any good.

In your case, where you are the third owner, is it possible that owner 1 or 2 did a lens replacement and just never mentioned it?

The other issue with the older original headlights is the aging of the reflectors and projector lenses of the lights themselves. Over time, these age and cause a loss in the amount of light produced. As someone who has recently done an LED headlight replacement, I can tell you that the amount of light output when comparing the original to the new LEDs is like night and day. And this is after doing a headlight lens replacement prior to changing to LEDs as well.

 

Morimoto for me. I just had mine installed last August and they provide better lighting and enhances my Corvette appearance ,love the turn signal.

 

As far as I know, these are your options.

1. Headlight Lens Replacement
Probably the cheapest overall option overall. Does not address loss of light output from aging reflectors and projector lenses.
Available from multiple vendors with lenses supplied from China or Mexico.
RL Sebring claims all lenses now supplied from Mexico and are top quality. I believe he also has an option of sending your lights to him to have the lense replacement done.
Some Chinese supplied lenses have been deemed to be of suspect quality

NOTE:
You will also need to change the gasket surrounding the headlight with this option.
RL Sebring is only vendor known to me at time of this post that can supply an OEM quality gasket. When I replaced the lenses in my car, the lenses and gasket were purchased from Umnitza. While I was satisfied with the quality of the lenses, the gasket was cheap and not up to OEM quality. Note that I did NOT contact the vendor about the gasket quality. They may have changed the gasket they now supply, I don't know.

2. Upgrade to/Replace HID Bulbs
Expensive, limited potential increase in light output as this does not address aged reflectors and /or projector lenses.

3. Anzo Replacement Headlights
4. Amazon/E-bay Replacement Headlights (Non-Morimoto or GTR Carbide)
I believe both of these options use your existing headlight bulbs and ballasts which you are required to remove from your original headlights and transfer to these new units.
Cheaper option and LED replacements, but less light output as well.
Improved light output over aged original lenses due to new reflectors and projector lenses???

5. Sharp Light Innovations LED Upgrade
This solution replaces the lights and projectors within your original headlights with new LED projector style lights.
At present, this is a do it yourself (or find someone to do it for you) solution as I do not believe there is a send in your lights option.
With this kit, you DO have to open your headlights by removing the lens, so it is suggested that you also do option 1 at the same time.
Light output is superior to all HID bulb options, and also to most, if not all other LED headlight options as well.

6. Morimoto Replacement Headlights
7. GTR Carbide Replacement Headlights
Both of these options are a full headlight replacement.
Morimoto's give you the C7 styling while GTR Carbide give the C8 styling.
Morimoto's have a 5 year warranty, GTR Carbide have a 2 year warranty.
Superior light output over HID options

8. Vette-Lights C6 InfiRai Infinity-Style LED Tail Lights
These are new from Vette-Lights (exclusive??) and are in pre-order stage.
They provide built in reverse lights and an optional amber turn signal if desired.
These will come from factory with smoked (dark) lenses.
These lights provide the infinity mirror look that some people like

Vendors supplying all or some of the above options:
Amazon
E-bay
@RLSebring
@umnitza
@VetteLights Talk to Cole. He is great to deal with and I have purchased several items from him, including my GTR Carbide headlights.

Hope this helps.

 

this is a very opinionated statement. For me, i found headlight vs headlight i preferred stock and thought they performed better. I added led fogs to my morimotos and am thrilled. Somewhere someone posted a lumens measurement and if I recall correctly the morimotos performed better, but it wasn't a mind blowing difference. The morimotos perform well and are a drastic upgrade in the appearance department. If looks didn't matter I'd probably stick upgraded bulbs in factory housings. Everyone is going to be different.

 

Opinionated how?

I did not say that any option was better than the other, I simply stated that the crazing was not ONLY sun exposure related. I then asked if one of the two previous owners of the OPs car could have done a lens replacement prior to the third owner (the OP) buying it.

I then stated some of the OTHER known issues with the OEM lights, the failing of the aged reflectors and projector lenses. This is a known fact that these items age and deteriorate. Granted, like the crazing, some may aged more prematurely than others, but in no way did I offer this as an opinion.

The final part of my post is purely my own personal experience as someone who has initially done a lens replacement on the OEM headlights and then as someone who has done a full LED headlight replacement, and offered my PERSONAL EXPERIENCE in comparing the two. This was in no way intended to say that this is the better option, just the one I chose. Others may do as they wish to their cars. As you allude to, looks may make a difference in everyone's choice. I would hope so since everyone's tastes are different. I personally prefer the C8 look of the GTR Carbide headlights over the C7 look of the Morimoto's since I think the look fits the C6 body lines better. Others are free to choose what they want. Also as you allude to in your post, there IS an option to replace the bulbs and projectors in the OEM headlight housings with new LED projectors, thereby keeping the original "look" of the car but gaining far superior light output.

 

I've got the GTRs and I'm tickled with them. Lighting is on another level over factory. Although, so would a decent flashlight... If I had to do it over I would pick the same ones again. The Morimotos are great with an awesome build quality and serious warranty. I just liked the style of the GTRs better.