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How to clean inside drls
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btownsend06808
PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:10 pm Reply with quote Up
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Got some drl lights but inside is dirty as hell how can I get behind the glad to clean
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Dabamash
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Generally requires melting the glass off in the oven. It's always risky as hell, but it melts the glue that holds the glass/plastic on.
 
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btownsend06808
PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:25 pm Reply with quote Up
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Is there no other way to melt the glue ?
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btownsend06808 wrote:
Is there no other way to melt the glue ?

Yep,hot air gun like what you'd use for paint stripping

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Dirty inside already? Well IMO you get what you pay for & after market DRL's look chav anyway.
 
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btownsend06808
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They were second hand so were dirty to start with lol
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anton1989
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hair dryer, did it with mine.

getting dirt in headlights is nothing to do with them being aftermarket, i have a set of crystals hear that have dirt in them

 


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btownsend06808
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How did you stick the lens back on after ?
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00budham00
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boiling water does the job
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