Headlight Condensation

[SJ]

Do you recall what kind of detergent you used? I'm afraid of damaging the
silver coating inside the headlight housing.
Some cleaners have ammonia or some other strong chemical in them.  Too weak
a cleaner and nothing gets cleaned . . .too strong and you wont have any
headlights.

How much work is involved in removing the headlamp assembly?
Would be cool to rig up a spray unit that would slide inside the headlight
housing. Use a rubber hose to suck out the water . . . .maybe a windshield
washer motor would do the trick . . spray and suction at the same time.

My Rube Goldberg mind is working . . ..

SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q




> I used plenty hot water and a strong detergent to rinse a pair of
> headlights, and got rid of all the "fog" inside. To dry them, I let them
> sit on top of a radiator (in the house) for a few hours. Dave (aka
> duandcc) can verify the result, it was his lights I cleaned ;-)
>
> PerL
> 87 Cq
>
>
> >One headlight on each of my Audi's has a "foggy" lens. Stock equipment.
It
> >is not condensation, as the foggy appearance is always there.
> >
> >Can this "fog" be cleaned out by removing the headlamp assembly and
washing
> >the insides with a windshield washer solution? Kinda slosh it around on
the
> >inside then rinse it out.
> >
> >A hair drier rigged with a copper tube would work to dry out the insides.
> >
> >Anyone try cleaning the insides?
> >
> >SJ