Cleaning sealed headlights - Tips and tricks?

[AB]

Hi blokes, I know I asked this question about a year ago but I can't find it and my headlights are like candles in the wind...lol

I have sealed HID lights and after too many deep bog holes they eventually filled up with muddy water and stained everything inside, hence the reflectivity is quite poor.

Being a sealed unit I can only get the globe out and the hole is only a 20 cent piece in diameter to get inside so hard to get something inside and then bend around to scrap the stains off the back.

How does everyone else get the mud stain off??????????

Pipe cleaner that you bend around maybe and scrape the crap off??

I have tried sitting all kinds of chemicals in there, swirling around and let sit for hours but no joy!

[growler2058]

I used a piece of fencing wire and small bit of cloth and clean water


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[trekster]

This idea would be a goer if you can remove the lights out of the car,

Maybe in a drill a long drill bit or allthread with some cloth wrapped around the end and spin it at low speed and clean up the crap off the lense etc....


Cheers,
Eric.

[AB]

I can remove the lights just a PITA to get something in there and back around.

I like the idea with the fencing wire Growler....Might have to steal a coat hanger from the bedroom...lol

[taslucas]

what about one of those flexible bottle brush things?

[AB]

what about one of those flexible bottle brush things?

Yeah I was thinking about one of those too, the ones with the wires wrapped around each other that you bend and hold shape.

[taslucas]

like so:


or...

[taslucas]

Yeah I was thinking about one of those too, the ones with the wires wrapped around each other that you bend and hold shape.

yeah thats the one

[AB]

Or this....


This might work too...

[Avo]

could you make something like a fish tank glasscleaner,the ones with a scrub pad and a magnet?might have to make one you might.