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hey, my one of my headlights looks like it is turning a yellowish sorta colour., but its on the inside, right now its not very noticable, but it is slowly expanding....

anyone know how i can stop this thing from spreading? and how to remove whats already there?

thanks

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hmm... i remember someone ages ago with a 33 taking the headlights off and putting the plastic into some sort of solution which cleared it up like nothing else... i think it might be a matter of taking the clear plastic off and cleaning it with something.

tried running a search through these forums for something related to this?

mine did it too. i had to take my light apart and clean the inside. It was ball breaking, but my car looks brand new now. well worth the hastled, just make sure you set a whole day aside.

i unbolted the light. and separated the clear plastic from the rest of the light assembly using a hairdryer. cleaned the inside of the plastic using brasso (which works Shmiko by the way even on the outside). Then resealed it using windscreen silicon just incase i ever have to do it again.

mine arent that bad, so far its only the top section, ie eyelids for the lights would hid it,

i will buy some of that product and use it this weekend

thanks everyone for your help

mine did it too. i had to take my light apart and clean the inside.  It was ball breaking, but my car looks brand new now. well worth the hastled, just make sure you set a whole day aside.

i unbolted the light. and separated the clear plastic from the rest of the light assembly using a hairdryer. cleaned the inside of the plastic using brasso (which works Shmiko by the way even on the outside). Then resealed it using windscreen silicon just incase i ever have to do it again.

Any cance of you running me through pulling the light apart? My drivers side light is completly fogged and I didnt want to damage it while taking it apart.

cheers

do repco and supercheap etc sell this plastx stuff or is it a special stuff from elsewherre

It should be readily available from autobarn. I looked in a few supercheaps but they've had to order it in. Ive had my car 18 months and the one bottle is still going cos you dont use much at a time.

Any cance of you running me through pulling the light apart? My drivers side light is completly fogged and I didnt want to damage it while taking it apart.

cheers

1)the front bar needs to come off to ge to the two bolts underneath the light.

2)Once that is done their are about 5 bolts holding the light in. Unlbolt them disconnect all the electric cabling powering the headlights.

3)remove metal pins holing clear plastic cover on then use a hair dryer set on hot hold it 15cm away from plastic

4) slowly pull the light apart prying it carfeully with a spatula(same as one you would use when filling cracks before painting a wall)

5)clean clear plastic using brasso. rub on let it dry and polish. wash out iwth water

6)once it is apart clean out all the black silicon from the section where the plastic sits inside the black surround so when you glue it together again it bonds properly.

7)put small amount of windscreen silicon into area which you have cleaned out and put clear light cover back on push together and replace metal clips. i suggest letting it sit for as long as possible then puttig it back on say at least 6 hrs later.

Hope that helps. it isnt really that hard just time consuming.

please note. some r34 gtt's have had the oem xenon kit cut out of the bottom. if this is the case with yours make sure you cover the section that has been cut and glued back with the windscreen silicon and let dry. This can let moisture in and discolour the clear plastic.

1)the front bar needs to come off to ge to the two bolts underneath the light.

2)Once that is done their are about 5 bolts holding the light in. Unlbolt them disconnect all the electric cabling powering the headlights.

3)remove metal pins holing clear plastic cover on then use a hair dryer set on hot hold it 15cm away from plastic

4) slowly pull the light apart prying it carfeully with a spatula(same as one you would use when filling cracks before painting a wall)

5)clean clear plastic using brasso. rub on let it dry and polish. wash out iwth water

6)once it is apart clean out all the black silicon from the section where the plastic sits inside the black surround so when you glue it together again it bonds properly.

7)put small amount of windscreen silicon into area which you have cleaned out and put clear light cover back on push together and replace metal clips. i suggest letting it sit for as long as possible then puttig it back on say at least 6 hrs later.

Hope that helps. it isnt really that hard just time consuming.

please note. some r34 gtt's have had the oem xenon kit cut out of the bottom. if this is the case with yours make sure you cover the section that has been cut and glued back with the windscreen silicon and let dry. This can let moisture in and discolour the clear plastic.

Thanks mate ill do that

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