Soarer Headlights

[boxmaker]

I have a soarer

the headlight glass seems to be dirty on the inside of the housing, is it possible to clean if so how?

[Swindon Andy]

Assuming it's the dip beam units, first clean the outside with plastic headlight cleaner. (Perspex polish). This is usually the main problem.

If it really is the inside that needs doing, the only way is to carefully warm the unit in an oven and separate the two halves, which are stuck together with a kind of mastic.

I know a few people have done this, there are step by step instructions on the web if you have a good hunt for them. Do it wrong and you ruin them!

There are new lamp units for sale advertised quite often, might be worth considering.

[steve2006]

Hi,

There aren't many Soarer owners on the LOC but I simply did a google search "soarer headlight cleaning" and there is loads of information regarding how to remove the lights,how to remove the lens in an oven! and how and what to use to clean them.

http://www.soarerworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18927

Cheers

[poison123]

Hi! This is very easy to clean soarer the headlight glass.

Yellowing is caused by Ultra Violet rays from the sun. With the UV layer intact the rays are effectively blocked from reaching the lens.

The white oxidation which forms on top of the UV layer will turn yellow and brown from a combination of ultra violet rays and

contaminants.

This does not effect the lens below. However once this UV layer is severely damaged or removed the UV rays can reach the lens

and cause it to turn yellow. When this happens there is no recovery. The yellow will permeate the lens and cause the lens it's self to

turn yellow. This yellowing is permanent, and your lens will continue to oxidize at an accelerated rate. Removing the oxidation will

not remove the yellow nor can it be sanded or polished away.