Headlights

**lance** · May 2nd, 2004 11:16 AM

pinalinis ko sa banawe boys lens ng lancer itlog ko using liquid. ayun luminis lens pero nasira reflector!
bumili nalang ako ng surplus japan. problem is: right hand drive sa japan kaya iba ang light pattern nya! may madilim na part sa gitna & parang silaw ang incoming vehicles!
san ba merong surplus na phil. parts? or basta left hand drive.
yung taiwan na brand new right hand ba yun? ok ba yun?
thanks sa lahat ng magrereply!

**snyc3** · May 2nd, 2004 01:54 PM

ok naman taiwan brand as long as it s in a box and just chk the rubber fillting bhind the light if it's properly fitted. Coz this is the part where water usually sips in and makes your lens cloudy. Also avoid using FAKE or unknown headlight bulbs w/ very high wattage coz this types burn your reflectors. I usually recomend branded lights like Raybrig, Philips, Hella, etc. Japanese brands usually has a 55/60W but w/ an equivalent of 100W in brightness. Just remember higher wattage means more heat unless u use a HID system w/c would cost around 20 to 30T +++ depends on the brand.

you can also clean the lens yourself using detergent soap solution, water, and dryer. The technique for this one is just to RINSE completely out the soap and make sure it is really dry b4 re installing it. Coz water could coz ur reflector to separate from its base coz it's only vacuum chrome. Goooooodluck

**mojako** · May 3rd, 2004 04:20 AM

blackmagic/theveed
500 pre pair? ayos! how long does it take to clean a pair-civic?

**BlackMagic** · May 3rd, 2004 10:56 AM

Mojako,
If the headlight is uninstalled na from the car, it should take no more than 20 mins for the pair. Nagpapatagal is yung pag tanggal ng headlights from the bumper.

**ian_rex** · May 3rd, 2004 11:58 AM

sir blackmagic, yung smudge ba sa headlight ng civics, normally sa lens lang yun?

**BlackMagic** · May 4th, 2004 11:17 AM

yup.

**Bud_wiser** · August 6th, 2004 12:19 AM

sorry to resurrect this thread but I have to ask...

Is it hard to realign headlights after you remove them for cleaning? Kasi with older cars, you have the option to adjust your headlight vertically and horizontally. So is it the same with the newers cars, or are their headlight designed to be install-and-forget?

**Ungas** · August 6th, 2004 02:13 PM

Not really, all you need is a flat wall and 7-9 meters of flat, clear pavement to work on.

Afaik, all headlight assemblies have different set of screws that can be loosened to remove it completely without altering with the stock alignment.

**shampooking** · March 27th, 2007 04:12 PM

What I did to clean my headlamps was pretty simple: dishwashing liquid, water, and tada!, feeding bottle brush. Mas maganda kung makabili kayo ng brush with sponge, babaliin na lang. Safe pati sa reflector. Pagkalinis, heat gun pati labas para siguradong tuyo.