- Large bladed chisel (or large flat blade screwdriver, but undesirable)
- Star screwdriver (for removing engine bay cowling)
- Microfiber cloth
- Water (or weak cleaning solution)
- Retracting blade (for cutting caulking)
- Gloves and eye protection in case you chip the glass (or else you’ll end up like me
)
Steps:
- Remove engine bay cowling by unfastening screws in 4 locations (circled)
- Remove 3 lens clips located around the lens (circled), using a large bladed chisel
- Remove and discard any dirty caulking (coloured black), using a large bladed chisel. Be cautious not to scuff the light housing (grey).
- Use large bladed chisel to prise the lens away from the housing. This needs to be done at the top of the lens (not on the clip area): insert chisel at union of lens top and housing (shown in picture); then apply slow progressive force until the glass starts to move. Don't try and force the whole glass off in one go - the caulk is similar to Blu-Tack and needs to have time to stretch.
- Cut the clean caulking (white) with retracting blade (or something similar)
- Remove entire lens, or leave bottom caulking attached and hinge down (like I have done)
- Clean the inside of the lens with a microfiber cloth and water (or weak cleaning solution). Heed caution in cleaning the reflectors (evengentle cleaning may remove some silvering)
- Replace the lens onto the housing amidst clean caulking, ensure that caulking is redistributed if required
- Attach lens clips to lens (easier if you work from back to front, from housing first then pressure onto lens clip area)
- Reattach engine bay cowling
- Compare before/after difference and increase smugness by 10 points
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