Dust in headlamp covers

Jul 17, 2012 | 01:12 AM

alan1985

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Dust in headlamp covers

I have a c200 with xenon headlights, I've found there are some dust inside headlamp cover. It's not a big deal but it doesn't look spotless to me.
Does anyone know if there is a leak? How can you remove the dust from there, can I get dealer to replace one for me?
Thanks!

Jul 18, 2012 | 08:32 PM

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Can anyone help please??? I called one dealer today and they said its quite normal so you don't have to replace them.

Jul 18, 2012 | 08:40 PM

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Open it up and get it out, they wont replace it due to dust.

Jul 18, 2012 | 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by xXHotelCrazyXx

Open it up and get it out, they wont replace it due to dust.

Are there any instructions of how to remove the cover, I heard its very hard to remove.

Jul 18, 2012 | 08:52 PM

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Not sure if you are willing to try this:
In my old car- I had a spider climb into the headlight assembly when I was changing bulbs. I could not get the damn thing out to save my life. Long story short- I killed the spider by turning on the lights and frying it. And then used some Blue painter's tape on the end of a piece of plastic to clean out the dried up spider. This concept would probably also remove the dust particles.
Sounds crazy but it worked.