how do you open a driving light?

[Mazodude]

I was having some fun (read: till gunter stopped bonnet first and floor flooded) in the pig pen at ripley and my new hid driving light filled with mud/water.

how do you open a driving light to clean/empty it?

[Airstrike]

Driving lights the cars or dricing lights aftermarket spotties?

[Mazodude]

yea the spotties

[Airstrike]

Usually most of them will unscrew counter clockwise holding the reflector housing

[Mazodude]

it does not seem to want to turn :/

[Airstrike]

What are they brand etc? series/ model

[Mazodude]

here is a link to them
http://www.torq4x4.com.au/products/accessories/lights/driving-lights/xxx/xxx-170-hid-long-range

[Big Red]

here is a link to them
http://www.torq4x4.com.au/products/accessories/lights/driving-lights/xxx/xxx-170-hid-long-range

is there a small screw on the bottom side of the chrome ring ?
undo that, pull bottom of the ring out a bit then unhook tab at the top to lift off. ???

[MudRunnerTD]

I was having some fun (read: till gunter stopped bonnet first and floor flooded) in the pig pen at ripley and my new hid driving light filled with mud/water.

how do you open a driving light to clean/empty it?


here is a link to them
http://www.torq4x4.com.au/products/accessories/lights/driving-lights/xxx/xxx-170-hid-long-range


How long have you owned them mate? were they turned on when you went in the water/mud? If they were on then a Hot light can cause a vacuum when entering cold water. If they were turned off then they are Junk and you should Un-Bolt them and ask for a refund at $299 per light.

Farkem mate. Outrageous!!

This is not your problem.

If they are full of muddy water they are Rooted mate. The reflector is unforgiving and it is now wrecked! You WILL NOT clean it without scratching it and they will NEVER be the same again.

Rip them off, send them back and make ALLOT of noise.

JUNK.

[oncedisturbed]

if there is no screw underneath or they do not twist apart, they will be sealed (supposedly) which means throw em in the bin or send them back for a refund.

If they are sealed, once you break the seal they will be knackered anyway.

[Mazodude]

yea there was screw on the bottom and I did open it.
The torq4x4 guys are on my side.
They are just as surprised as I was.
No the lights were not on at the time.

Thanks guys

[Bigrig]

Murray and Dave will sort you mate - they shouldn't have taken a gob full of water, so warranty claim is the go. xxx sell enough gear and have enough of a reputation that this shouldn't happen ...

[Mazodude]

I found out why the lights flooded.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7342/img20120226133258.jpg
There is a gromit that was not sealed (see the rubber thing on the wires.)
Yea dave and murray are great guys.

[oncedisturbed]

thats gotta suck, at least you found the reason and the boys are helping you out