How To Clean 1994 3000gt Glass Headlights

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Q.>>>: On my '94 3000GT the inside of the glass cover for the projection headlights has condensation. I heard the lenses could be removed and cleaned inside, but the dealer says the associates is a sealed unit. The assembly can only exist ordered consummate at about $500 each with the Team3S discount. A mechanic at the dealership told a friend of mine a while back that it could be done, but he is no longer there - I've asked the dealer recently nigh the procedure, only no i recalls a set up for information technology. Even so at that place are stainless steel clips surrounding the enclosure which appear to concord the unit together. I've tried to separate the unit of measurement but have been unsuccessful. Has anyone successfully dismantled the headlight assembly on a '94 3000GT to clean behind the glass? Also, if new ones are installed, are they simply equally decumbent to leaking as the quondam ones?
---Garth Lenberg

A.>>>: The '94s were (I believe) the only year you could get those headlights in glass. The next year they switched to Lexan. The Lexan lenses don't fog upward, but are prone to scratching. They are likewise colored differently- the drinking glass ones take a colored insert whereas the Lexan ones are painted on the exterior. OK. Having said all that - yes, a few people have successfully pulled the glass ones apart. They removed the few clips in that location are, and used a rut gun (or possibly even an hair dryer) to interruption the seal betwixt the plastic trunk of the headlight and the glass. Once apart, they cleaned off the condensation and resealed using some type of putty or ribbon that can exist bought at auto paint supply stores. (NOTE: I imagine you can use Super Fast Urethane - a 3M product used to install windshields - merely that stuff is PERMANANT. It is VERY strong, won't melt, and y'all'd have to cut it to separate those parts once more). Anyway, as I empathise it, the first one takes forever to become autonomously, but the second goes much easier as you become a sense of where the adhesive is and where you need to apply heat. I've heard that the condensation comes back, as this was a blueprint flaw with these headlights. But, there are drip holes that are supposed to miscarry this h2o. Someone siliconed those airtight and (last I heard) hasn't had a reoccurrence of this problem. ---Ron

{click to enlarge prototype} Step1-Pre-Repair: Note the bubbled lexan.	{click to enlarge epitome} Step2-Pre-Repair-2.
{click to enlarge prototype} Step3-Refinish Kit: Before this kit I used 200 grit, then 400, 600, and 800 grit sandpaper. It looked terrible.	{click to enlarge image} Step4-Refinish Kit: Simply then I used this iv-stride kit, which finishes with 18,000 grit and left the lexan clear!
{click to enlarge image} Step5-Stop Results1: Later Repair -- Amazing!!! Sanded, refinished Lexan headlight cover	{click to enlarge paradigm} Step6-finish Results2: A clean task, that turned out nice! Clean and Perfect!