KYNZ and ricoblanco, I have to tell you guys, cleaning the lenses made all the difference.
08-15-2008, 06:23 PM
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KYNZ and ricoblanco, I have to tell you guys, cleaning the lenses made all the difference.
The car looks 5 years newer.
I took pictures but you can't tell the diference on the shot otherwise I would post.
I used 2000 grit wet sand first on the outside and then some glass polish. I took the lenses apart, cleaned and wiped.
My lenses have a blueish hue again they used to be yellow.
Thank you guys very much for the tip.
Tomas
I took pictures but you can't tell the diference on the shot otherwise I would post.
I used 2000 grit wet sand first on the outside and then some glass polish. I took the lenses apart, cleaned and wiped.
My lenses have a blueish hue again they used to be yellow.
Thank you guys very much for the tip.
Tomas
08-15-2008, 07:01 PM
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I'm glad it worked out for you!
I just got in from the garage after attempting to clean mine. I managed to break the first two screws I tried removing from the lens housings. D'oh! Headlight still works and all but I wanted to warn you about that. I guess those screws were put in way too tight on my assembly only. So much for doing the write up.
08-16-2008, 08:50 AM
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I only removed four screws rom headlamp and two small ones for lower moulding.
The write up wasn't quite the same headlight assembly as mine.
I have a pre-facelift. two screws on top and two screws on the bottom and entire assembly comes off after bottom moulding is removed.
The trick to putting it back together is to insert the bottom screws first.
I have a pre-facelift. two screws on top and two screws on the bottom and entire assembly comes off after bottom moulding is removed.
The trick to putting it back together is to insert the bottom screws first.
08-16-2008, 11:59 AM
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I was referring to the projector assemblies.
I took apart everything else without incident. I wanted to remove the projectors to clean the inside of the circular lenses. The arrows point out the six T20 torx screws I needed to remove. Without even twisting the screwdriver too hard, the head snapped off of the first two screws I tried. Bummer!
<img src="http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh156/ricoblanco/Headlight.jpg">
<img src="http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh156/ricoblanco/Headlight.jpg">
08-16-2008, 08:06 PM
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Sorry to hear that. I did not take the assemblies apart. I cleaned peripherally.
The lenses had a film on the outside that wiped right off. It was thick enough to block the sun.
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