How to Fix and Repair Your Headlights

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