FOGGY HEADLIGHT r34gtt

[mad34]

hi all,

i have an r34gtt and the passenger headlight gets moisture bulid up inside. Does anyone know who to fix it. Also does anyone know how to get the clear cover off so i can clean the inside?? i took the light out and took all the clips off and it still wouldnt come off is it glued ????

any help would be muchly appreciated.

[madmoomoo]

I get the same thing dude... I think it's an inherant thing. I haven't cleaned and sealed it up yet. I've looked this prob up before and people seem to say it is glued and you can unglue it by putting it in a WARM (not hot) oven for a bit to soften glue, then it just peels off... I'm not game enough to do this. Maybe wait till it's warm and the vapor has gone from inside, then just reseal the edge with silicone or something...

Well, hope you sort it out, it's a bit annoying hey?

cheers.

[mad34]

i know it is really annoying i hate little trivial things like that i have priced two new head lights the cheapest i can get them for is 520 and he will give me 150 for mine so 370 ea. Someone said something about using a heat gun to soften up the glue. Oven sounds to risky for me too hahahaha tnen i am worried about reseal them what can you use??

[madmoomoo]

I'm not 100% sure what to use, but I'd hazard a guess that a mould resistant silicone that will stick to plastic should do the job. (Otherwise known as bathroom/kitchen silicone). Just read the back of the tube to make sure it'll stick to your plastic.

The heat gun sounds like a somewhat safer way to do it too... If I was going to pull my light apart, I'd go the heat gun over and oven!!

Anyway, good luck with it.

Oh, with the silicones, get one that dries CLEAR, not white!

cheers!

[mad34]

hmm good thinking with the clear drying stuff i was going to use sicaflex which dries black.

i wonder if it works with a hairdrier??

ah well i will try and let you know

[mad34]

i pulled my light out the oother day drilled a really small breather hole in it (from the back)stopped the moisture build up completely.

[nsm034]

just use a bit of urethane much easier to clean up and isn't harmfull to ya paintwork either if u r messy

[Trav33]

So has anyone actually been successful pulling the light apart?

I thought the hardest bit would be getting the farken thing off my R33, but i was disheartened after flicking the clips off and realising it was stuck together!

[Abo Bob]

Ages ago a guy did a thread on this exact thing with heaps of instructions. I couldn't be bothered searching for it because I don't have the problem but I think he used the oven method with success after hearing the rumour that it worked then you use the black silicone that they use for glass seals, windscreens etc.

[infected flow]

Ages ago a guy did a thread on this exact thing with heaps of instructions.  I couldn't be bothered searching for it because I don't have the problem but I think he used the oven method with success after hearing the rumour that it worked then you use the black silicone that they use for glass seals, windscreens etc.

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my light fogs up too on the passenger side and i know of 2 other r34 gtt's that do as well ...mmm might try drilling a small hole in the back ....

so where did u drill the hole excatly ....?

intructions...?

[mad34]

i will take some photos of where i drilled when i take my light out next. i have to spend a day servicing and working on my car so i will post some soon.

the only thing is that it still fogs up every now and then, but after drilling the holes the moisture inside dissipates alot quicker( a matter of hours). Whereas before it used to stay in there for weeks. i wish i knew how that moisture is getting in. I have never seen the OEM Xenon light set up. From what i can gather though the ballast is incorporated into the headlight assembly on the inside behind the low beams. Mine looked as though the ballast has been cut out of the bottom of the headlight asssembly and then a piece of plastic has been siliconed in place i think the moisture gets in from there ???

has anyone seen or have pics of the OEM Xenon setup?? anyhelp would be appreciated??

Next time i take the lights out i might try completely covering the part which looks like it has been cut out in bathroom grade waterproof silicon to see if that where it is getting in??

As for this putting the headlight in the oven business i really wonder if it works?? Not game enough to try this as a new headlight costs around 500bucks.

[Abo Bob]

Maybe someone who has a smashed one could do it first.

[TracidTrax]

u boyz could send ur headlights off to the Melbourne Headlight Exchange, they do a pro job

[mad34]

yeah good idea bob does anyone have smashed ones???

who are these exhange blokes will they refurbish them for me??

how much are we talking i dont mind paying for pro jobs as long as they come back shmiko

[MacGuyver]

I've found that Maguire's 'Plastic X' makes your headlights look new and temporarily gets rid of the 'foggy headlight look' that most Skylines have. The affect lasts a while as well. I've also heard of the oven trick, but since finding this product I haven't really bothered researching further into it because the headlights come up clear enough for me. I'd be interested to know if anyone can get the light apart though! It would be great to be able to use this stuff on the inside of the light as well.

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