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I found this video on youtube showing how to clean your spot lights:
Hopefully with the below tips in conjunction with the above video you will be able give it a go. Enjoy
My spotlights looked pretty foggy. So I popped the bonnet and removed the 2 screws holding the grill in and removed them. I made sure to disconnect the 2 light connectors and placed it down on my soft shoe box.
Before:
Pretty misty
The light is under a rubber cover and held in with 3 bent down metal tabs. I found that the easiest way to pull back the 3 tabs on each light was using 2 small flat head screwdrivers
Once you have removed the light bulb, cable and fixture you will be left with a larger hole to work with. Please note, the part below in red is quite sharp and can cut fingers pretty easily.
I then sprayed in some glass cleaner in and used a kitchen wipe to clean the glass. I pushed the wipe into the hole and with my fingers, slowly went around the glass as best I could.
After that I noticed that it was still a little damp inside the lights, so I pushed in a shammy and tried to dry it the best I could. I was surprised at the difference. In the below the right has been cleaned but not the left.
After the cleaning:
On the car:
Notes:
One of the longest parts was lifting the 3 tabs on each light. I took my time with these as I didn't want to break any of them off.
When re-securing the fixture to the lights, I used the small flat head screw driver and tapped them down with the end of a pair of pliers. Nice and gentle.
Time taken:
about 45mins
I'm really happy with the results.
Hopefully with the below tips in conjunction with the above video you will be able give it a go. Enjoy
My spotlights looked pretty foggy. So I popped the bonnet and removed the 2 screws holding the grill in and removed them. I made sure to disconnect the 2 light connectors and placed it down on my soft shoe box.
Before:
Pretty misty
The light is under a rubber cover and held in with 3 bent down metal tabs. I found that the easiest way to pull back the 3 tabs on each light was using 2 small flat head screwdrivers
Once you have removed the light bulb, cable and fixture you will be left with a larger hole to work with. Please note, the part below in red is quite sharp and can cut fingers pretty easily.
I then sprayed in some glass cleaner in and used a kitchen wipe to clean the glass. I pushed the wipe into the hole and with my fingers, slowly went around the glass as best I could.
After that I noticed that it was still a little damp inside the lights, so I pushed in a shammy and tried to dry it the best I could. I was surprised at the difference. In the below the right has been cleaned but not the left.
After the cleaning:
On the car:
Notes:
One of the longest parts was lifting the 3 tabs on each light. I took my time with these as I didn't want to break any of them off.
When re-securing the fixture to the lights, I used the small flat head screw driver and tapped them down with the end of a pair of pliers. Nice and gentle.
Time taken:
about 45mins
I'm really happy with the results.
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