Leaky Headlight
06-28-2007, 01:49 PM
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Leaky Headlight
where do these leaks start? my friends '00 gsr's headlight is always fogged up...it never has any water in the bottom of it though...where and how do you reseal the headlight?
06-29-2007, 09:57 AM
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1. Take the headlights out of the car totally, up bolt them, take out the bulbs, and ALL the wires.
2. Make sure there isnt any rubber or anything that you can take off, is off.
3. Place the headlight on a cookie try covered in foil and place in the oven at around 220 for 5-10mins. *watch the headlight carefully*
4. The sealent and glue is now gooooey. Take a flat head screw driver and pry the headlight open and clean out ALL the old glue.
5. Clean the headlight inside and out and make sure there is nothing in it (clothe fibers, ect.) Make sures its all clean.
6. With all the glue cleaned out from earlier, place a bead of silcone glue and reseal the headlight.
7. With the headlight resealed, cleaned inside with no water or anything inside. Place another thin bead all around the seal of the headlight.
8. Put everything back together and your headlights are now clean, and sealed with no way for water to get in.
Hope this helps. Not responsible for you screwing up your lights...
2. Make sure there isnt any rubber or anything that you can take off, is off.
3. Place the headlight on a cookie try covered in foil and place in the oven at around 220 for 5-10mins. *watch the headlight carefully*
4. The sealent and glue is now gooooey. Take a flat head screw driver and pry the headlight open and clean out ALL the old glue.
5. Clean the headlight inside and out and make sure there is nothing in it (clothe fibers, ect.) Make sures its all clean.
6. With all the glue cleaned out from earlier, place a bead of silcone glue and reseal the headlight.
7. With the headlight resealed, cleaned inside with no water or anything inside. Place another thin bead all around the seal of the headlight.
8. Put everything back together and your headlights are now clean, and sealed with no way for water to get in.
Hope this helps. Not responsible for you screwing up your lights...
06-29-2007, 02:32 PM
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Re: (stuie08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stuie08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1. Take the headlights out of the car totally, up bolt them, take out the bulbs, and ALL the wires.
2. Make sure there isnt any rubber or anything that you can take off, is off.
3. Place the headlight on a cookie try covered in foil and place in the oven at around 220 for 5-10mins. *watch the headlight carefully*
4. The sealent and glue is now gooooey. Take a flat head screw driver and pry the headlight open and clean out ALL the old glue.
5. Clean the headlight inside and out and make sure there is nothing in it (clothe fibers, ect.) Make sures its all clean.
6. With all the glue cleaned out from earlier, place a bead of silcone glue and reseal the headlight.
7. With the headlight resealed, cleaned inside with no water or anything inside. Place another thin bead all around the seal of the headlight.
8. Put everything back together and your headlights are now clean, and sealed with no way for water to get in.
Hope this helps. Not responsible for you screwing up your lights...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Very nice.
Make sure you're SUPER careful when you do this, you can destroy your **** very easily, so watch out.
2. Make sure there isnt any rubber or anything that you can take off, is off.
3. Place the headlight on a cookie try covered in foil and place in the oven at around 220 for 5-10mins. *watch the headlight carefully*
4. The sealent and glue is now gooooey. Take a flat head screw driver and pry the headlight open and clean out ALL the old glue.
5. Clean the headlight inside and out and make sure there is nothing in it (clothe fibers, ect.) Make sures its all clean.
6. With all the glue cleaned out from earlier, place a bead of silcone glue and reseal the headlight.
7. With the headlight resealed, cleaned inside with no water or anything inside. Place another thin bead all around the seal of the headlight.
8. Put everything back together and your headlights are now clean, and sealed with no way for water to get in.
Hope this helps. Not responsible for you screwing up your lights...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Very nice.
Make sure you're SUPER careful when you do this, you can destroy your **** very easily, so watch out.
06-29-2007, 02:44 PM
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Re: (stuie08)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stuie08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1. Take the headlights out of the car totally, up bolt them, take out the bulbs, and ALL the wires.
2. Make sure there isnt any rubber or anything that you can take off, is off.
3. Place the headlight on a cookie try covered in foil and place in the oven at around 220 for 5-10mins. *watch the headlight carefully*
4. The sealent and glue is now gooooey. Take a flat head screw driver and pry the headlight open and clean out ALL the old glue.
5. Clean the headlight inside and out and make sure there is nothing in it (clothe fibers, ect.) Make sures its all clean.
6. With all the glue cleaned out from earlier, place a bead of silcone glue and reseal the headlight.
7. With the headlight resealed, cleaned inside with no water or anything inside. Place another thin bead all around the seal of the headlight.
8. Put everything back together and your headlights are now clean, and sealed with no way for water to get in.
Hope this helps. Not responsible for you screwing up your lights...</TD></TR></TABLE>
or for the lazy people just drill a couple small holes in the colored plastic part of the light, not the clear part... works wonders on all my cars
2. Make sure there isnt any rubber or anything that you can take off, is off.
3. Place the headlight on a cookie try covered in foil and place in the oven at around 220 for 5-10mins. *watch the headlight carefully*
4. The sealent and glue is now gooooey. Take a flat head screw driver and pry the headlight open and clean out ALL the old glue.
5. Clean the headlight inside and out and make sure there is nothing in it (clothe fibers, ect.) Make sures its all clean.
6. With all the glue cleaned out from earlier, place a bead of silcone glue and reseal the headlight.
7. With the headlight resealed, cleaned inside with no water or anything inside. Place another thin bead all around the seal of the headlight.
8. Put everything back together and your headlights are now clean, and sealed with no way for water to get in.
Hope this helps. Not responsible for you screwing up your lights...</TD></TR></TABLE>
or for the lazy people just drill a couple small holes in the colored plastic part of the light, not the clear part... works wonders on all my cars
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by St Jimmy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
or for the lazy people just drill a couple small holes in the colored plastic part of the light, not the clear part... works wonders on all my cars </TD></TR></TABLE>
that's probably what i'll do. dont want to mess up the headlight.
or for the lazy people just drill a couple small holes in the colored plastic part of the light, not the clear part... works wonders on all my cars
</TD></TR></TABLE>that's probably what i'll do. dont want to mess up the headlight.
06-29-2007, 04:30 PM
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I tried baking my old ones after I replaced them (lenses were all pitted from high miles) just to see how hard it was to do, and I ended up ruining them. Be super careful, err on the low side for both heat and time if you decide to bake them.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stuie08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, i prefer to do the job right.
Just kinda shows what kind of person i am and how I take care of my belongings that ive paid a lot for.</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stuie08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, i prefer to do the job right.
Just kinda shows what kind of person i am and how I take care of my belongings that ive paid a lot for.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Either way your modifying the headlights... the "proper" way to deal with this problem would be go to acura and buy a new set of headlights. You throw your headlights in the oven so you care more about your car?
Just kinda shows what kind of person i am and how I take care of my belongings that ive paid a lot for.</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stuie08 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, i prefer to do the job right.
Just kinda shows what kind of person i am and how I take care of my belongings that ive paid a lot for.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Either way your modifying the headlights... the "proper" way to deal with this problem would be go to acura and buy a new set of headlights. You throw your headlights in the oven so you care more about your car?
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