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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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headlight cleaning

my inside headlight became like foggy and i was wondering how i can clean them. i dunt kno it i have to take the headlight apart or its just the surface of the headlight that is dirty. any help? looks really bad. and mine is a 07 g35c and got it new and already have this issue. and i also came accross this pic i attatced...are they photoshoped or did they use some kinda of solutions?? thankz
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Sounds like you have condensation in your headlight which is normally caused by a leak somewhere.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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heres what to do..hold on ill type it up
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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if its on the exterior of the headlight ..

i used meguiars plastx ..

worked great got all the haze off the headlight ..

notice the g35 on the bottle hehe ..



if its inside .. its not sealed properly.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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remove hl that has condensation,while doing this,pre-heat oven to 265. once hl is out,remove all wiring,ballast bulbs..leave only the housing and lense. remove the 3 outter screws that hold the housing and lense together using a philips screw driver. once this is done place HL in oven for 9 mins..no longer(dont want to melt any housing parts) once heated, pry apart the housing tabs(you can use 2 flathead screwdrivers for this) then pull apart the lense from the housing starting at the top corner.let cool arter this is done,the shrouds are very fraile when hot..once cooled,remove the shroud from the lense,be very carefull not crack your shroud,it will take alittle effort.
you now have just your lense..on the inside of the g35 coupe lenses,there is a clear filliment..some times this hazes over its a pain in the *** to remove it but with some elbow grease and some meguiars professional 17 clear plastic cleaner(white bottle,brown liquid) it can be removed..if its simply dirty,then i still recommend using the meguiars

to reseal keep oven at 265 place both the lense and housing in oven for ONLY 4 mins..or until sealent is sticky..once heated press both back together firmly..lock all tabs in place then immediatly replace the 3 outter housing screws,let cool then replace bulbs ballast wiring.

you may have a leak but heating,cooling and then reheating the oem sealent,should get rid of any inperfections
note: you will not need any other sealent other than the oem thats on the HL
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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hope this helps ..if not i do have a set of black hls in the fs section..pm me for a good price
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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almost looks like oil...

try using just a little dish soap and water.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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I'm gonna use that stuff when I split my headlights back open to re-paint them. I tried cleaning them the last time I painted them and I just could NOT get all the stuff off em'.
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by pwebb
almost looks like oil...

try using just a little dish soap and water.
thats "hotels" ride,not sure what he has done to his hls..i think it may be his lenses or an overlay of some type..but im pretty sure they arent photoshopped
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by IMAFUKINRIDER
if its on the exterior of the headlight ..

i used meguiars plastx ..

worked great got all the haze off the headlight ..

notice the g35 on the bottle hehe ..



if its inside .. its not sealed properly.

this stuff does work really well

wash your car first then use this

put about a dime-quarter sized amount

cleared mine up alot
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 04:00 AM
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Yea i got this haze on my g35 sedan i heard that using that headlight restorer is good but it comes back unless u get the headlight cleaned and polished at a spot where they tint tail lights etc then they seal the headlight after the polish to keep it that way for a long time .
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 04:49 AM
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does any body here know how to remove the headlights and do i need to remove the bumper to get to any bolts in tight spots? i got a 03 sedan,thanks
 
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