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My experience with fogged headlights
Posted by Rob22315 [Email] (more from Rob22315) on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:47:17
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Thought I'd do a quick post on cleaning the fogging off the inside of the headlights. Based on the excellent recommendations here and on another saab forum, I tried attaching a swab to the end of a coat hanger and use some 91% isopropyl to clean it. I could barely get the swab past the little cage just under the opening and the few swipes I got didn't seem to remove much of the fogging.
I finally just dumped a modest amount of the alcohol into the headlight and swished it around for a couple of minutes. That seemed to clear up the fogging nicely. I used an air mattress blower to push fresh air into the lens to dry it knowing it's small enough to allow room for the clean air to move throughout the lens while letting the contaminated air out. The blower and the high percentage alcohol worked great. I had the inside dry (no visible drops of water or alcohol smell) in about 15 minutes.
I thought about disassembling the headlight as some have described but the front of the lens is badly pitted and chipped. If I wanted to go to the trouble of complete disassembly and deep glass polishing, I'd be better off just spending the $200-300 for a new one.
Thanks again for all the great suggestions on keeping these cars running!!
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