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Headlight problems

Postby SirMacDaddy » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:22 am

So i have noticed that there is a little fuzz looking stuff on my head lights...its not really condinsation, but its there, on the inside of the headlights. does anyone know how to get this off...or better yet has pics on how to take off your headlights? is it hard?
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Postby SolaraBlue » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:33 am

thats a tough one. its hard to get rid of the condensation once its inside of your headlights. i had this problem with my old headlights and all i did was run the car with the lights on for a while and let it evaporate. give it a try, unless someone has a better idea?
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Postby RichD978 » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:38 am

what if you bake it , clean up the inside and reseal it really good
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Postby SolaraBlue » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:46 am

mmmmm baked headlights.... tasty.
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Postby SirMacDaddy » Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:08 pm

also, on the topic of taking things apart...does anyone know how to take off the spoiler?


im going to try to get the condensation off the headlights by running them..lets see if it works
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Postby 1st Gen Sol » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:36 pm

If you don't want to go through the hassle of taking them apart, just take them off the car and take a blow dryer to them from the inside and clear out the moisture. Then put some silicon on the outer part of the headlights to perhaps seal up where the condensation is entering.

Its not exactly the best way but if its not that bad, its a way to get rid of whats there.
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Postby SolaraBlue » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:41 pm

SirMacDaddy wrote:also, on the topic of taking things apart...does anyone know how to take off the spoiler?


im going to try to get the condensation off the headlights by running them..lets see if it works


i believe the spoiler is held on by 3m tape.... could be wrong.
did running your headlights help get rid of the condensation? if its freezing cold where you live it may take some time.
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Postby 1st Gen Sol » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:07 pm

Spoiler is held on by two screws on the undersdide along with 3M tape. If you remove the Trunk panal of your car, you will see the screws.
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