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skinnykenny6066
05-19-2007, 09:39 PM
I just bought a 2000 gts and the inside of the headlights are dirty like they have gotten moisture in them. How would I go about cleaning them and preventing that from happining again?
spddemon
05-25-2007, 04:35 PM
you have to take your bumper off to get to the bolts to remove the headlight cover....
Ch33z
05-25-2007, 04:50 PM
follow instructions here to remove the headlight assembly

http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?t=242734
Carbonized_GT
05-25-2007, 08:13 PM
you have to take your bumper off to get to the bolts to remove the headlight cover....


I wish it was that easy.
aznleadfoot
05-25-2007, 10:01 PM
i had mositure inside of mine too and thought it was dirty from the inside but i used a headlight renew kit from autozone and it made my headlights look like new
VTEC_THIS
05-28-2007, 08:15 PM
To clean the inside of you headlights...

Take out the headlight housing

Mix 1 tablespoon of dial soap with about 2 quarts of very warm distilled water (make sure you use ONLY distilled water so it doesn't leave water marks inside the headlight)

Pour mixture of soap and warm distilled water into headlight housing and swish mixture around for a couple of minutes

Pour out mixture and rinse with 2 quarts of warm distilled water

Rinse again with warm distilled water to make sure all suds are out of headlight

Pour a few cups of rubbing alcohol into headlight housing (so it will get out the water) and swish it around real good then pour out

Dry headlight with a blow dryer

Make sure all harnesses are dry before reinstalling the headlights and of course make sure the bulbs are dry as well

When finished headlights wont be perfect but should definitly be very clean compared to before.
VTEC_THIS
05-28-2007, 08:17 PM
Also check weatherstripping around headlights and make sure there aren't any cracks in it that would allow moisture inside the headlights. Make sure when you put the bulbs back in that any gaskets around the bulbs are in securely.
Zero
05-28-2007, 09:29 PM
you have to take your bumper off to get to the bolts to remove the headlight cover....


I wish it was that easy.

Never take advice from spddemon. :ugh: NevAr!
skinnykenny6066
05-29-2007, 02:27 PM
Well thanks for all the advice, but come to find out it was the outsied of my headlights. They were just really oxidized. I took some rubbing compound and scrubbed then wiped off. They now look like new, but thanks for the advice anyways.
aznleadfoot
06-02-2007, 09:49 PM
yup just like mine, its a nice relief to have them not foggy n e more.