When I look at my lights, it looks like there hard water stains on them, i think from the inside. Anyone else know what the hell im talking about?? I would take pics but my USB port is broke...

 

are you sure its on the outside?.. my headlights get stained on the outside and I just use clear plastic polish, takes care of it. Even some of the peppering from rocks

 

nah..it really looks like its on the inside.

 

I have the exact same problem on my JDM headlights. They are condensation stains on the inside of the housing. I talked to ScaleExtric because he had the same problems and he had opened up the housing in the oven and cleaned it. Then he resealed it. I'm too lazy and skeptical to do it so i've been living with it.

 

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do you have any pics of yours? Im alittle skeptical about putting 500 headlights in the oven!! anyone have any ideas??

 

put the 500 dollar headlights in the oven.

keep the oven to the lowest set temp and shove it in for 1-2 minutes.

if you dont want to do that, a hairdryer and patience will do it also.

 

got that same problem too...i just live with it

 

You can clean the outsides using a clay bar. The same type of clay bar thats used to detail a car. Its amazing how much they will clean up.

 

To clean the inside of the lights you might try going to one of those self wash car washes and spraying them out with high pressure water. Then use the spot free water to rinse them out.

 

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really???

 

I'd rather use a blow dryer then Cooked my Headlights. Have a Beer.

 

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do you have any pics of yours? Im alittle skeptical about putting 500 headlights in the oven!! anyone have any ideas??</TD></TR></TABLE>

i know about your skepticism because i did not do it yet and do not plan to any time soon. i suggest you maybe use the blowdryer as soup **** said. i would not however use a high pressure washer to rinse the inside of the housing out as it could make the problems worse and/or cause more stains. also, because the stain is on the inside on the housing, a clay bar to the outside would not help at all.

 

use a heat gun (really just a blowdryer on steroids). Itll work a bit better than a hair dryer. you can get cheap heat guns from harbor freight.

 

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yeah thats what i did.

 

it'll be easier to just use the oven instead of a heat gun/hair dryer. seriously, those head lights are tougher than they look and they won't melt or get damage. (well, it depends on how hot you make the oven, just keep it on the lowest setting) my friend and i used the oven to open up his civic si headlights to try and do the home made black housing thing. it was pretty easy. you should give it a try.

 

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i know about your skepticism because i did not do it yet and do not plan to any time soon. i suggest you maybe use the blowdryer as soup **** said. i would not however use a high pressure washer to rinse the inside of the housing out as it could make the problems worse and/or cause more stains. also, because the stain is on the inside on the housing, a clay bar to the outside would not help at all. </TD></TR></TABLE>

anyone who tells you high pressure washer = doesnt know what they are talking about.

why introduce chlorinated water into your headlights? chlorine = water marks.

take the heater, and lots of patience...and a glove if your dryer is hot enough

i would try the hair driver before baking headlights

 

Buy my car, no watermarks on my JDM HID lights... For sale below

 

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Thanks for HighJacking my thread

 

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anyone who tells you high pressure washer = doesnt know what they are talking about.

why introduce chlorinated water into your headlights? chlorine = water marks.

take the heater, and lots of patience...and a glove if your dryer is hot enough

i would try the hair driver before baking headlights </TD></TR></TABLE>


No, I dont think that you know what youre talking about! The car washes have a high pressure washer that uses regular water. It also has a weaker spraying mode that sprays "distilled water" which leaves no water marks.