Date:         Wed, 25 Feb 1998 15:57:07 -0800
Reply-To:     David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Newbie questions...
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com

>| A couple of questions from this new (and delighted!) Vanagon owner:
>| My headlight lenses look quite cloudy.  Has anyone had success cleaning
>| them?  If so, what material can be used?

        I cleaned them out by taking the headlight assemblies off, removing
the bulbs and then filling the two lights (86 and newer) with dish soap and
water, and rinsing many times. This worked great (except for a few mineral
spots where the water drops had dried) but a final rinse with distilled water
would have been even better. I also tried isopropyl alcohol, but this seemed
to have etched the reflective coating (which I thought was aluminum, guess I
was wrong) so I wouldn't recommend it.
        I have heard putting the units in a dishwasher with the openings
pointing toward the spray bar works really well (that is if you have a
dishwasher of course).

dave