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hey everyone im new on this so yep its my first time on this forum. i have an issue with my skyline with the head lights cover that its very dirty and has foggy stains from the insides of the head light cover, im just wondering how do i get rid of and clean it. i tried to see if you can take of the head light cover but i think its just one big piece and you cant. so if can somebody help me thats would be excellent

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assuming it is similar to the 32 headlight. And I think it should be.

You can put it in the oven (seriously). What I did when I had to open my headlight was.

- Put aluminum foil in tray/grill

- Pre-heat the oven to 180c (without the headlight in it)

- TURN OVERN OFF

- Place headlight in the tray for approximately 5 mins

- The sealant should be soft enough for you to open up the headlight using a screw driver.

Now, there is probabaly some clips holding the over on the outside, so be sure to remove those 1st before you put in the oven. Also besure to remove all the wire and globe...etc

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assuming it is similar to the 32 headlight. And I think it should be.

You can put it in the oven (seriously). What I did when I had to open my headlight was.

- Put aluminum foil in tray/grill

- Pre-heat the oven to 180c (without the headlight in it)

- TURN OVERN OFF

- Place headlight in the tray for approximately 5 mins

- The sealant should be soft enough for you to open up the headlight using a screw driver.

Now, there is probabaly some clips holding the over on the outside, so be sure to remove those 1st before you put in the oven. Also besure to remove all the wire and globe...etc

whats the best way to take the headlights off without breaking the clips that hold the lights in place.....

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ever heard of a search ?

well

this person is new and could be eager to know something ...too eager to do a search perhaps.....

saying "search" isnt being helpful as well...

as for the headlight

there are products to clean it. but with plastic......you will notice that there might be hairline cracks when you look at it in the light.

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there are no cracks in the head light thats 100% so ill try the plastic cleaner for sure and give that a go and will see what happens... hopefully that will fix the foggy headlights cross fingers.

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its on the outside... we do it at work all day every day

we make them come up literally as good as theyll ever get which is damn good!!!!

do not put them in the oven theyre totally different to r32 as what as has been suggested above

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there are no cracks in the head light thats 100% so ill try the plastic cleaner for sure and give that a go and will see what happens... hopefully that will fix the foggy headlights cross fingers.

well ive found the plastic polish always works.... but like i said...look very very closely in broad day light. sometimes you could see very very fine cracks. and Generally dirty headlights always have them.

if by any chance it doesnt work, there was a mob in Windsor whom glazes headlights and could mould it via the plastic one you have...

because with glass you actually dont lose any % of light

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its on the outside... we do it at work all day every day

we make them come up literally as good as theyll ever get which is damn good!!!!

do not put them in the oven theyre totally different to r32 as what as has been suggested above

what do you guys use to clean up the head lights. what solution...

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well ive found the plastic polish always works.... but like i said...look very very closely in broad day light. sometimes you could see very very fine cracks. and Generally dirty headlights always have them.

if by any chance it doesnt work, there was a mob in Windsor whom glazes headlights and could mould it via the plastic one you have...

because with glass you actually dont lose any % of light

do you know the details of the mobb in Windsor by any chance

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i use an RO polisher with paint polish to correct my headlights.

Edge green pad with Menzerna IP 3.01 does the trick.

If you have access to someone who can detail cars, just mask up around the headlight and polish it with a machine and paint polish.

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get mcguires plast-x and scrub the hell out of the outsides.... you'll be surprised what this stuff can do

That's what I used on mine, came up like new in literally minutes.

I initially thought mine were dirty on the inside too, not the case however.

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That's what I used on mine, came up like new in literally minutes.

I initially thought mine were dirty on the inside too, not the case however.

so all you did was just use a rag and the plastic polish and scrub the hell out of it was it...

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From the latest HPI magazine (No. 106) there is an article on the exact thing you're after I believe.

I have scanned the page. Sorry if it's hard to read, it was a large image when I uploaded it but photobucket must have down-sized it.

HPI-Clean-Headlights.jpg

Hope that helped,

-Jimmy.

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do you know the details of the mobb in Windsor by any chance

unfortunately i dont

this was years ago... look up glass glaziers...

some of them can actually mould a shape if you can send them the plastic headlight

give the polish a try...

i recall there was a comparison test with plastic vs glass in headlights and plastic aftermarket headlight shields sold, particularly for off road 4wds... and with plastic.. 5% of light is actually lost.

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