Cleaning inside headlights?

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  1. kipvr Forum Member

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    Is there an easy way to get the lenses clean again on the inside? They've gone cloudy.
     
  2. neil kaye Forum Junkie

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    i did mine with warm water and fairy liquid,stuck a bit of old cloth inside and swish around with some wire,rinsed them out with warm water and tiped upside down for the remaining water to run out,then stuck them on the radiator till dry,they came out really good,with no water marks
     
  3. kipvr Forum Member

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    Oh right! I cleaned a corrado headlight with water once and all the reflective stuff came off[:^(] Perhaps it's applied differently on the round lights then. Thanks for the advice pal.
     
  4. neil kaye Forum Junkie

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    no worries
    i suppose it may depend on the condition of the reflective surface? anyhow yes these were the round mk2 ones i did,over a year ago and are still fine now
     
  5. kipvr Forum Member

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    Cleaned them today, but I found getting in the spotlights a bit tricky, and got the best results squirting in a bit of window cleaner. Then leave it lens down for a few moments so the inside of the glass is 'soaked' in the window cleaner, stuffing in a cut down duster, and spinning it with a large allen key. Then washed out with fairy water and rinsed, then dried with the missus hair dryer. Look like new now:)
     
  6. neil kaye Forum Junkie

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    good result :thumbup:
     
  7. GRINGOG60 Forum Member

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    Good tip but arent they like only 18 for brand new hella ones?
     
  8. Tall Paul Forum Member

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    Yes but how much is a stick and a bit of cloth and two squirts of window cleaner?

    Plus the satisfaction of doing a good economic job is priceless:thumbup:
     
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    Too true!
     

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