Our headlights we bright but the light was very diffused. I decided to try to clean the projection lenses and this video shows how to clean the hid lens and the result after doing so.
After using a headlight restoration kit, my reflector high beams were bright again, but the low beams still disappointingly dim. I cleaned the inside of the low beam projector lenses with alcohol as a last ditch effort. I can see! Thank you so very much.
Exactly the fix I was looking for! Just bought a 2013 Pete 579. With no previous experience with this model, I didn’t know if the issue was the bulb, lens or a badly chosen aftermarket part. I’ll be spending the afternoon cleaning mine…. Thank you!
This is one of the best video for cleaning inside projector i have seen. Tank you. In this weekend i'll take off the lights from my car and carrefouly i'll try to do the same thing. Just hope to get out the projector from the main unit easely.
Thanks amigo, 10-4 roger dodger, I looked all over the web for this information..! Pretty simple after you've seen it done.. Johnny Rocket rides again, with bright headlights......!
Cleaning the lenses makes a huge difference! You should really upgraded the projectors with bixenon once, that would give you even better high beam light. And it looks really easy to do in this headlight as you can easely just take it out. You would need wires to activate the solenoid for the highbeam tho, but i would definetly upgraded to bixenon if i where you! 🙂
Thanks for the video! Gonna try this on my 2008 Scion xB. I’m having this issue where in between the two low beam headlights it’s completely dark. Hoping that cleaning the projectors like you did will do the trick, and brighten up the middle.
I wonder how many people don’t notice this going on. Think their lights are just crappy, but new ones and still don’t much of a change. I just took a look at my wife’s Dodge Durango and they are definitely cloudy, kind of like when a clear glass that goes into the dishwasher comes out kinds white stained at times and the same Cousy appearance.
Thanks for the tip. I've been singing the blues with my lowbeams in a 2016 579...can't see worth a plug nickel. I'll try this. Wished you'da shown how to adjust them.
It’s really simple on your vehicle. My Subaru Outback you have to go under the fender well, can barely get my hand up in there. That being said, I had planned to change the headlight assembly, but may try this first
On my cars I wish the plastic polish was an option, but all mine are messed up on the inside. And that's one hell of a job taking a head light housing apart and polishing.
Those headlight bulbs look like they're xenon Arc bulbs, the square pack on the back is the starting ballast... if packs a serious amount of angry pixies that will hurt you! so make sure you know how to handle them properly.
No, thats why they are cut of like they are, but ofcours they have to be adjusted to the right hight. If they are to high it will be annoying for oncoming traffic, but it they are correct they will still remain in the "dark side" of the light or over the cutoff where its dark. Thats also why there is a step in the cut of, so its higher on the right side then the left side that hits traffic. 🙂 That way you will have some more light out in the ditch to your right.
The headlight assembly on a bmw f30 does not allow the projectors to be removed without cutting the outer lens out from the housing. If anyone knows an alternative method, please do share.
What happens is the reflector degrades over time from the heat & UV from the bulbs. It's aluminium coated not chrome & only a couple of microns thick! The cloudy lense is aluminium/aluminum deposits from the reflector. HTH
