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| 7TPorsh |
 Oct 21 2008, 01:47 PM
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7T Porsh  Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California 
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i bought a pair of H4 Headlights, the ones with a flat front and the bulbs plug in and out.
They are new but must not have been stored and sealed well. They seem to have a haze or sticky dust insid them on the reflector and on the inside of the glass. The opening is a little small to get my hand in there to clean. Can I put these in the dishwasher, opening side down and wash? use heat dry? |
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| klikkid3 |
Oct 21 2008, 01:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 2-July 08 From: san bernardino Member No.: 9,242 Region Association: Southern California |
Im right there with ya, I have my original set in a box because I couldnt figure out how to clean the inside.
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| anderssj |
Oct 21 2008, 02:05 PM
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Dog is my copilot... Group: Members Posts: 1,750 Joined: 28-January 03 From: VA Member No.: 207 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(klikkid3 @ Oct 21 2008, 11:55 AM)  Im right there with ya, I have my original set in a box because I couldnt figure out how to clean the inside. I have H4s on all of our cars. In the past I've pulled the headlights and carefully cleaned/polished the inside of the glass with a piece of soft lint free cloth wadded up and clipped at the tip of a long pair of curved hemostats. Made a big difference . . . I didn't use any type of cleaning fluid, just the dry cloth (a friend had tried using windex and it discolored the reflector on his). I've also found that the reflectors scratch VERY easily. I seem to remember somebody using denatured alcohol as a cleaner, but have never tried that . . . . Hope this helps! Steve A- |
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7TPorsh Cleaning h4 Headlights Oct 21 2008, 01:47 PM
Rav914 DO NOT put in dishwasher!!! I did tha... Oct 21 2008, 02:16 PM 7TPorsh You are all voicing my concerns. Maybe a little so... Oct 21 2008, 02:36 PM Rod Denture cleaner. :D The stuff in a dissolvable ... Oct 21 2008, 02:43 PM klikkid3 :idea: I would have never thought of that. Looks l... Oct 21 2008, 03:10 PM
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:idea: I would have never thought of that. Looks ... Oct 21 2008, 04:34 PM anderssj Ok, here's another detailed approach from the ... Oct 21 2008, 05:58 PM carr914
You are all voicing my concerns. Maybe a little s... Oct 21 2008, 07:01 PM Rod
:idea: I would have never thought of that. Looks ... Oct 22 2008, 12:24 PM Twise I used the method above with warm water and dish d... Oct 22 2008, 12:47 PM klikkid3 Ok so I want to try and clean these but I have one... Oct 23 2008, 11:04 AM 7TPorsh
Ok so I want to try and clean these but I have on... Oct 23 2008, 12:04 PM 7TPorsh Will the denture cleaner work on the rear lenses??... Oct 23 2008, 05:13 PM maf914 Had the same problem. I cleaned my H4's by re... Oct 25 2008, 10:53 AM Vacca Rabite Since we are talking about H4 headlights...
How do... Oct 25 2008, 03:33 PM sean_v8_914 I would recommend distilled water Oct 25 2008, 04:36 PM mikelsr Here is how we clean coffee pots that have either ... Oct 25 2008, 11:05 PM |
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