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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: 24_Valve on 21 August 2010, 23:53:03

Title: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: 24_Valve on 21 August 2010, 23:53:03

Recent MOT listed my drivers side headlamp cover as an advisory item: Offside front direction indicators slightly discoloured [1.4.A.2d]Bulb is fine but there is a brownish/yellow film over the outside perspex cover. it's not misted up inside & washing the outside won't shift it... was thinking of using some carb cleaner to shift it but don't want to ruin the perspex (or are they glass  :-? ) any ideas, welcome... Don't like having any advisory items  >:( nice clean pass is much better :)

Title: Re: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: Kneepad on 22 August 2010, 00:32:09

I also had an advisory notice for dull headlamps, when my car failed for other reasons. After some remedial work,  a pass with no advisory notice.   I used T-Cut on mine. Came up a treat.

Title: Re: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: Kneepad on 22 August 2010, 00:38:14

There is a more aggressive aproach in the Maintenance Guides.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1275518109

HTH

Title: Re: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: 24_Valve on 22 August 2010, 00:40:44

cheers kneepad  :y

Title: Re: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: Kneepad on 22 August 2010, 00:53:07

My pleasure  ;)

Title: Re: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: albitz on 22 August 2010, 06:56:22

Dont use carb cleaner, it wont do any good but it might make things a lot worse.

Title: Re: how to clean headlamp unit?
Post by: Brikhead on 22 August 2010, 13:04:53

My headlights came up lovely after a machine polish with some Farecla, works much more quickly than T-cut...