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why are the headlight full of dust??

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Old 04-21-2007, 05:53 PM
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Dear all,
Did anyone notice that the headlight has lot of dust stick on the clear plastic shell? it's so obvious when you turn on the xeon light at night time.
 
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Old 04-21-2007, 11:12 PM
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no one has this problem?
 
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Old 04-21-2007, 11:52 PM
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I do, it's probably because they don't make a good seal one of mine evenfogs up.
 
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Old 04-22-2007, 02:21 PM
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If it is IN the headlight, you are missing a seal/grommet somewhere (fog is the same). If it is ON the outside, thats life, clean it and get over it.

Sheep, take your leaky headlight out, stick it on a cookie sheet with a wet towel under it, and bake it in the oven @ 350 for about 10min and separate. Remove the old sealent and use new sealent and press together. Stick it back into the oven for a few more mins and seal it back up. This will solve your fogging.
 
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Old 04-22-2007, 03:55 PM
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Is it dust, or tiny pits from road debris blasting away at the lens over thousands of miles of tailgating?

I have a friend that loves tailgating. Well, unless on his bike. It hurt too much to follow me close with all the stuff I was throwing up. Probably a combination of the diffuser, and wide sticky tires. I threw a rock once and cracked my ex's windshield.

Really reinforces that 2 second following rule.
 
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Old 04-23-2007, 02:15 PM
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ARE YOU GUYS using just a rubber silicone sealant to reseal the headlights? i have heard that there is pleanty of the goo left over to simply reuse....
 
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Old 04-23-2007, 02:33 PM
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I removed all my old sealent and used clear rtv sealent. I didnt want to risk having a leak and fogging. If you just stick it in the oven or have a heat gun to warm it (not overly hot), you can just peel the old stuff of. You can easily reuse the old stuff definatly, i just wanted a perfect seal.
 
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