YO Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 An easy way to clean the inside of your headlight of stains and spots without demounting the unit... TOOLS: Long soft cloth. Long wooden flexible cocktail (BBQ) stick. Wrap the stick in the cloth leaving a free piece of the cloth at the top. Remove the access panel underneath the top-fairing and then draw out the bulb-holder and stick the self-made cleaning tool into the headlight. Push up the tool and beware of holding the cloth AND the stick tight between your fingers. Wipe like a windscreenwiper and remove the spots and stains. When all is clean, carefully draw out the tool and mount the bulbholder and access panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_40 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Thanks for the write up but I don't think it will work on US/Canadian bikes we don't have that extra bulb on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZDave Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 You still have the blanking plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxxrdr Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I looked at my 01 after seeing this. I have a blank plate below the nose, and it appears another inside the lamp assembly. I could come in through the rear, where the lamps are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSilverBird Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Yeah I don't think the US model has such a plug underneath the headlight. A few weeks ago I switched lenses with a headlight I bought online for cheap. If you put the whole headlight assembly in the oven (set it on top of a cloth cooking pad of some sort that doesn't conduct heat well) at 170 degrees F for about 20 minutes and when you take it out the sealant glue is soft enough to where you can almost pull it right apart. Do what you need to do and put the lens and backing in the oven again until it heats up and you can pop them right back together without requiring extra sealant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicholy Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I could come in through the rear :icon_lmao: Always thinking of #8 aren't we?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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