330itis 15 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) Hi guys just wondering if any of you know or have cleaned inside your E36 headlight lenses? How is it done?? im talking about the black bit inside, between the big lense and the 2 little round lenses Cheers! Edited March 16, 2006 by grinding low bimmer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Its not my fault if it melts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
330itis 15 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!! u owe me a headlight bro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
330itis 15 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 HAHAHAH jokes bro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Take out the radiator cover (the big piece of plastic that cover the radiator and bridges to the front grill) Take the corner lamps then headlight out of the car, unclip (3 or 4 clips for ZKW, 6 clips for Bosch) then pull apart carefully. If they are realy dirty or you are real anal, you can also take out the eye balls (the circle glass pieces x4) by slicing the seals open with a knift. Clean with dishwash fluid, dry throughoutly then reseal with suitable glass sealant. Put everything back together in reverse order, should take around 2 hours include the "4x eye-ball" part. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 BTW, if you knock the lights out of alignment while doing any of these, go to a local WOF station and ask them to use the beam setter for you. My local VTNZ did that once for me for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
330itis 15 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Cheers dude. will try that tomrow ... friendly testing station Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jammasterjames 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Try a bottle of this stuff: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 what about the e30 headlights? anybody on hear cleaned the inside of theirs? What product did you use? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmccormack 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 An ultrasonic cleaner is the only way I know of to get the inside of the headlights really clean. Jewellers and the guys that clean house blinds use them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
330itis 15 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 Where can I get some? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
330itis 15 Report post Posted March 18, 2006 BIG DIFFERENCE! lights are sparkly clean just like new. highly recomend doing this if you have a bit of patience and time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites