Dirty Headlights PLEASE HELP

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Old 07-29-2009, 11:24 PM
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Dirty Headlights PLEASE HELP

I bought my headlights off ebay and they have looked great and have never leaked. But somehow they are dirty on the inside. How easy are they to take apart so I can clean them (and seal them this time). Also how do I go about cleaning them? I know that ADS and some places offer headlight restoration kits, but is there any other way?

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Old 07-30-2009, 01:28 AM
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Are they dirty? Maybe they have some condensation in them? You would have to let them air out, and then re-seal them. Do they look really cloudy on the inside or what? I have used scratch doctor on my headlights and it works great. Gets all those nasty bug guts off there like nothing.
 
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Old 07-30-2009, 04:19 PM
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no they look great during the day but at night when my lights are on they look cloudy
 
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Old 08-01-2009, 02:26 PM
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The restoration kits are for cleaning up the outside.
 
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Old 08-01-2009, 04:32 PM
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Could it be heat cracks getting to them on the inside? I know my (and others I've seen on Ebay) Expy headlights get a bunch of tiny cracks on the inside from heat.
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 01:16 PM
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I use Blue Magic HeadLight and Lens restorer .. When I first got my truck I started using this and my OEM Lights still look good.. I think aftermarket lights are not built as rigid as OEM even though they look alot better.. May have to drill a little hole at the top in the plastic and blow them out with some air..
 
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Old 08-09-2009, 08:31 PM
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GLC is rite. The kits are for the outside. But even then I would'nt waste my money on it. I have used 3M scratch DR with the Mothers ball and had very good results on the outside. The inside is a little more trickey. You have to let them dry out and I have used the smaller Mothers ball and that worked for me.
 



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