Headlight clear cover replacemet
ibelta
03-10-2006, 08:54 AM
I have a 98 LasSabre and both of my headligh clear covers are not clear anymore.
Is there a way to replcace the cover itself without the painfull cost of replacing the all assembly??
Is there a way to replcace the cover itself without the painfull cost of replacing the all assembly??
imidazol97
03-10-2006, 08:59 AM
I have a 98 LasSabre and both of my headligh clear covers are not clear anymore.
Is there a way to replcace the cover itself without the painfull cost of replacing the all assembly??
Is it that the plastic is crazed or yellowed or bad?
Or is it the haze on the inside.
You can take off the headlights and use a swab on the end of a plastic rod to wipe the haze off the inside with ammonia or something mild.
Is there a way to replcace the cover itself without the painfull cost of replacing the all assembly??
Is it that the plastic is crazed or yellowed or bad?
Or is it the haze on the inside.
You can take off the headlights and use a swab on the end of a plastic rod to wipe the haze off the inside with ammonia or something mild.
LeSabre97mint
03-10-2006, 12:58 PM
Check out this link: http://www.lensrenew.com/
ibelta
03-11-2006, 04:22 AM
How the swab can get into the all area? is it too short..?
Is it that the plastic is crazed or yellowed or bad?
Or is it the haze on the inside.
You can take off the headlights and use a swab on the end of a plastic rod to wipe the haze off the inside with ammonia or something mild.
Is it that the plastic is crazed or yellowed or bad?
Or is it the haze on the inside.
You can take off the headlights and use a swab on the end of a plastic rod to wipe the haze off the inside with ammonia or something mild.
ibelta
03-11-2006, 12:38 PM
I will try a product from EBAY and let you know...
rustbucket
03-13-2006, 11:02 AM
I actually took the lens off the headlight assembly (carefully) so I could clean the inside good. Then I RTV'd the lens back on.
imidazol97
03-13-2006, 03:20 PM
I actually took the lens off the headlight assembly (carefully) so I could clean the inside good. Then I RTV'd the lens back on.
I wondered if it could be separated. The service manager told me it could not be separated. How did you do it. I might do mine again but do it right.
Using the swab it's hard to find something to hold the paper or cloth. I like the yard signs the lawn treatment people use. I just grab one out of a yard.
I wondered if it could be separated. The service manager told me it could not be separated. How did you do it. I might do mine again but do it right.
Using the swab it's hard to find something to hold the paper or cloth. I like the yard signs the lawn treatment people use. I just grab one out of a yard.
rustbucket
03-13-2006, 04:22 PM
The service manager is probably right, they are not made to come apart. Of course doing this you risk breaking the lens and have to buy the whole thing. I started wedging screwdrivers/wood sticks etc in the gap between the base plastic and the lip of lens part (similar to opening a paint can). Working slowly along the edges, side edge first, I got it apart. I might have also used an Xacto knife to help break loose the sealant. I actually think they werent sealed very well in the first place, causing film on the inside.
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