Nice. I would have tried one of those headlight restore kits first. But it's amazing how something so simple makes such a huge difference in the look of the vehicle.

 

That looks good, I may have to get new lens my self, I tried a place that restores them but the upper and lower are still pretty faded. I wonder how those will hold up over time

 

What method did you use to remove the lens? Heat them in the oven, or use a heat gun?

 

The lens has 4 little clips around the edges by the corners.

 

Mine were so bad as well. I tried the restore polish and a buffer but it only made the bottom half look better. The tops were toast. I went the route of replacing both lamp with these below. These are the HID ones and I installed them 2/2018 and to this day they never have leaked or fogged up and still look brand new.

Amazon.com: For Cadillac Escalade Chrome Clear HID Xenon Type Headlights Front Lamps Replacement Left + Right Pair: Automotive

Buy For Cadillac Escalade Chrome Clear HID Xenon Type Headlights Front Lamps Replacement Left + Right Pair: Headlight Assemblies - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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Mine were so bad as well. I tried the restore polish and a buffer but it only made the bottom half look better. The tops were toast. I went the route of replacing both lamp with these below. These are the HID ones and I installed them 2/2018 and to this day they never have leaked or fogged up and still look brand new.

Amazon.com: For Cadillac Escalade Chrome Clear HID Xenon Type Headlights Front Lamps Replacement Left + Right Pair: Automotive

Buy For Cadillac Escalade Chrome Clear HID Xenon Type Headlights Front Lamps Replacement Left + Right Pair: Headlight Assemblies - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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That was actually also a solution that I was looking into, but went with just the lenses for now. Sounds really good if you've had them for 2 years and they still look brand new. Was it pure plug and play (as the link says)?

 

Thank you both.

I was originally thinking about using a restore kit, but since the old headligths had already been restored once and the driver side lens had a crack I thought I'd just replace them. I didn't want any moisture making its way into the headlight

I've seen some vidoes of people having them restored, where it looks great, but how long that lasts i'm not sure.

I used a heatgun, very carefully so that I would not melt any plastic on the headlight and a red flat tool (something I got sometime ago while I was working with vinyl wrap). Applying heat carefully, made the "rubber/glue like" adhesive melt so that I could seperate the lens and headlight housing.

 

Okay, I think i've read your review with the pics now (if you're Ray on amazon). Thank you for the link, nice to know that these are almost plug and play.

 

That is I.. Good luck with your search!

 

Looking up Spyder Auto led me to find out Home Depot sells their products ?

Spyder Auto Cadillac Escalade 03-06 Projector Headlights - Xenon/HID Model Only - LED Halo - DRL - Chrome 5042279 - The Home Depot

Spyder Auto has been serving the automotive industry for over a decade while providing quality parts with extraordinary customer service. What makes Spyder Auto unique is our penchant for not only designing

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But also, these lights are not compatible with any of the models of Escalade you select according to the Depot website.

 

If i'm not mistaken I think a lot of the aftermarket headlights are produced the same place, just under different "brand" names.
Bought mine on carid, didn't notice it was spyder auto until I got the order confirmation email. I'll see how they hold up as time goes.

 

Hey EscaladeDream, any initial impressions of the spyder headlights after a few months? I was looking on carid for some OEM-looking headlights for my recently purchased 04 ESV and wasn't sure if any of the brands were better than others. Thanks a lot.

 

Ah I somehow misread that. They look really good, nice job. I am trying to decide if I want to try swapping the lenses also and risk botching it, or risking buying some non-oem but oem-style headlights that might not be as high of quality. Hmm. Thanks for info and pic!

 

@EscaladeDream I'm not seeing lenses from spyderauto anyhere, just full headlight assemblies. Can you provide a link to where you got them or point me in the right direction? Thank you.

 

@DrKessler I bought them on carid.com, I found the part no in the order confirmation e-mail so I could search on carid. Below is the link for the lenses.

Spyder® HD-JH-CAES03-HID-LENS - Factory Style Headlight Lenses

Factory Style Headlight Lenses - Part Number HD-JH-CAES03-HID-LENS (9042386, HDJHCAES03HIDLENS) by Spyder, 1 Pair. Available in Lighting Department at www.carid.com

www.carid.com

When I ordered them, I did fill out the vehicle information with year, make and model and the carid site said they would fit (and they did).

 

Thank you much.

 

I just bought a new set on ebay from EagleEyes. $115 for both with bulbs, granted I hear the bulbs are cheap China crap, I'll pay $115 over and over with how easy they are to swap out.

 

I swapped my cloudy stock HID lights for some black bezel HID lights I bought from Ebay. They still look good 3 years later.

 

LOL. There's no adhesive holding the lenses to the headlight body? GM was that cheap?

 

Just a half-dried up seal to prevent moisture that still works and 4 clips on the lens.

 

If you look closely at the photo above you can see them.

 

This is on my 2002 Cadillac Escalade. Even though I haven't removed the headlight lens I know how the lens comes off. I've been meaning to buy new headlights because mine are really cloudy.

 

Hello, these came out looking great! Did they come with an adhesive and if not can you tell me what you used? Thanks!