Possible to clean inside headlight?

crazyazz · 02-16-2018, 06:48 PM

Hi guys,

I have a few dead micro spiders in my headlight, I have the headlight out as I have repaired two broken mounting tabs. Anyway to get them out?

Also is it ok to polish the lens? It doesn't have any coating on it?

YearOneOne · 02-16-2018, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyazz

Hi guys,

I have a few dead micro spiders in my headlight, I have the headlight out as I have repaired two broken mounting tabs. Anyway to get them out?

Also is it ok to polish the lens? It doesn't have any coating on it?

I mean you could always throw em in the oven and open em up

mackeroni · 02-17-2018, 07:37 PM

Just spit balling here. Drill two holes somewhere in the light housing. Blow compressed air into one until the micro spiders are blown out of the other. (This might take awhile.) Seal both holes with epoxy patches.

minirips2 · 02-18-2018, 06:14 PM

I don't know about the spiders, but you can polish the headlight lenses. I bought a 128i from Florida, and the lenses were pretty hazy. They polished up mint with the 3M headlight repair kit.

juld0zer · 02-19-2018, 05:54 AM

You can also clean the backside of the projector lens too if you are good with your hands.

I used windex and camera lens cleaning cloths wrapped around a coathanger wire

YearOneOne · 02-19-2018, 12:33 PM

Just buy new headlights

crazyazz · 02-20-2018, 05:38 PM

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Just buy new headlights

Hahaha , thats gold. I may have to live with the suckers if I have to resort to somewhat extreme measures

crazyazz · 02-25-2018, 08:53 PM

Hi guys, I got the micro spiders out with a bit of twist wire for gardening

So I thought I would buff the lens with my dual action polisher, now I have trashed the lens

Horse shoe discolouration , totally gutted

ShocknAwe · 02-26-2018, 04:05 PM

Curious how you got in there?

crazyazz · 02-26-2018, 05:42 PM

you can get in via the back take the cover off and you can see where

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crazyazz Enlisted Member 2 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Possible to clean inside headlight? Hi guys, I have a few dead micro spiders in my headlight, I have the headlight out as I have repaired two broken mounting tabs. Anyway to get them out? Also is it ok to polish the lens? It doesn't have any coating on it?
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mackeroni Former Opel GT Pilot 327 Rep 771 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, AW, CR, 6MT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canton, OH USA iTrader: (0)	Just spit balling here. Drill two holes somewhere in the light housing. Blow compressed air into one until the micro spiders are blown out of the other. (This might take awhile.) Seal both holes with epoxy patches. __________________ So, that's it. I am doomed. There is no patch, no methadone, no substitute. Curse you BMW. Curse you and your seamless power delivery. Curse the incredible sense of road feel. Curse the comfort, the luxury, the envious looks from the masses. I am... hopelessly addicted.
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minirips2 Second Lieutenant 207 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 2010 128i 6M CR Slicktop Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Illinois iTrader: (1)	I don't know about the spiders, but you can polish the headlight lenses. I bought a 128i from Florida, and the lenses were pretty hazy. They polished up mint with the 3M headlight repair kit.
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juld0zer Lieutenant Colonel 480 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: Prev 135i 7DCT, Now 130i 6sp Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: 2153 iTrader: (0)	You can also clean the backside of the projector lens too if you are good with your hands. I used windex and camera lens cleaning cloths wrapped around a coathanger wire
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YearOneOne Captain 361 Rep 727 Posts Drives: 13 135i mineral grey Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Maryland iTrader: (1)	Just buy new headlights
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crazyazz Enlisted Member 2 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Hi guys, I got the micro spiders out with a bit of twist wire for gardening So I thought I would buff the lens with my dual action polisher, now I have trashed the lens Horse shoe discolouration , totally gutted
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ShocknAwe 1Addict 3233 Rep 7,894 Posts Drives: E82 Mutt, M57 Truck Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Charleston iTrader: (22)	Curious how you got in there? __________________ 2010 135i 6MT Jet Black N54/3 FE82 Mutt \| BUILD THREAD \| GARAGE SALE
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crazyazz Enlisted Member 2 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	you can get in via the back take the cover off and you can see where
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