| Basically, fixing and repairing your cars
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| | the source of the water. Usually the
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| headlights is something everyone can do.
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| | seals start to go bad after 3-5 years.
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| You could take your car to your local car
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| | You can cover the seal around the lens
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| dealer and pay hundreds of dollars or you
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| | with silicone to reseal the lens. If the
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| could repair them yourself for as little
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| | leak was caused by a crack a clear
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| as $15. I would rather keep my money
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| | sealant like urethane can be used to seal
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| than make my local dealer rich with their
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| | the crack or small hole. If it is a
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| outrageous markups and prices. Here is
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| | large hole it would be best to replace
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| how to properly evaluate, fix and repair
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| | the lens.The other major problem is
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| almost any automotive headlight
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| | cloudy, yellow headlight lenses which can
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| problem.First, determine what the problem
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| | lead to diminished output, poor nighttime
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| is. Are they dim, not working at all,
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| | visibility and basically an unsafe car.
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| hard to see with at night, have water
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| | There are now headlight repair, restorer
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| inside, failed inspection? If they don't
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| | and cleaner kits available to cure this
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| come on at all either you have a burned
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| | problem. In the past you had to resort
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| out bulb or an electrical problem. An
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| | to replacing your lenses which can be
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| electrical problem can be expensive and
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| | very expensive - $200+ per lens not
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| very labor intensive to fix - but they
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| | including installation and labor at your
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| are usually vary rare. So lets first
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| | local car dealer. Now for under $20 you
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| look at the bulb. The bulb unscrews out
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| | can fully restore your headlight lenses
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| of the back of the headlight lens on most
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| | to like new optical clarity and greatly
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| newer cars (on older cars with glass
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| | improve your nighttime safety. For more
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| headlights the whole lens is the bulb and
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| | information on these kits please see the
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| you just replace it with a new glass
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| | link below.There you have it - the three
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| replacement $10 - $20 at Walmart). After
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| | biggest problems with automotive
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| removing the bulb, look at it. Does it
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| | headlights and how to fix and repair them
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| look burned out? Is it black, melted,
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| | for greater safety for nighttime driving
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| discolored? If so, replace with a new
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| | - and save big by doing it yourself.
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| one. You can purchase replacements at
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| | Please take the time to make your
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| your local automotive store or Walmart
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| | headlights and rest of your car as safe
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| for under $20. Insert the new bulb or
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| | as possible. As having volunteered for a
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| bulbs and make sure not to touch the
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| | volunteer emergency squad for years I
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| glass part of the bulb with your fingers
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| | have personally witnessed dozens of fatal
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| - the grease we emit on our fingers will
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| | crashes that could have easily been
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| cause the bulb to wear more quickly or
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| | avoided by just properly repairing and
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| even blow. After installing the bulb try
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| | fixing the headlights. Be safe, drive
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| the lights. 99% of the time this is the
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| | safe - remember the life you save may be
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| reason they will not turn on. If it
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| | your own. Please pass this around so
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| still doesn't light you have an
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| | that it may benefit as many people as
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| electrical problem and this should be
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| | possible and increase the safety on our
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| referred to your local mechanic.If you
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| | roads.David Maillie is a chemist with
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| have water in your lens this is caused by
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| | over 12 years experience in biochemical
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| a leak, crack, or hole in the lens. With
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| | research and clynical analysis. He is an
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| the newer plastic lenses you need to
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| | alumni of Cornell University and
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| remove the lens and then carefully drill
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| | specializes in biochemical synthesis for
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| a small hole into the bottom of the lens
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| | public, private, and governmental
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| (be careful not to hit the bulb. Let the
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| | interests. He holds numerous patents
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| water run out and then patch with
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| | including his recently awarded patent for
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| silicone (easily obtained at Walmart or
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| | headlight repair, restorer and cleaner.
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| your local automotive store). Then find
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| | He can be reached at M.D.
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