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Where to buy replacement headlight lens?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 68Whiskey, May 25, 2013.

  1. May 25, 2013 at 4:16 PM
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    68Whiskey

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    So I bought a pair of BHLMs off of TW and low and behold they fogged up two months later . SO rather than re use the same lenses I just decided I would get new lenses all together . Has anyone here found a place where I can just buy the replacement lenses themselves without buying the whole assembly?
     
  2. May 25, 2013 at 4:24 PM
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    Agent Smith

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    No such animal, they only sell the whole assembly. Mine were fogged up from off gassing of my BHLM (I assembled them that night). I finally rigged up a way to sort of clean them.

    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/119869-how-cleaning-inside-headlights.html

    Try it before you blow more money on different HL assemblies

    And after they are dried out, find out why the fogged up (I'm assuming moisture), if so seal the entire perimeter of where the clear meets the gray housing with GE clear silicone sealant for extra insurance.
     
  3. May 25, 2013 at 4:34 PM
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    do you have any pics of what happened to yours? Mine are internally fogging but it doesnt look like moisture
     
  4. May 25, 2013 at 4:39 PM
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    I don't, best I can describe it is that it looks like the haze you get on your windshield when it hasn't been cleaned in a long time. Kind of a cloudy, greasy haze. It was visible, but you could also still see through it. And yes, this was internal, not external.

    It's been over 2 and a half years since I posted that how to and they are still clean and clear like I had done it that day.
     
  5. May 25, 2013 at 4:46 PM
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    Sounds exactly like whats going on ... its more on the passenger side than the driver so I might have to give it a go tomorrow... thanks for the advice
     
  6. May 25, 2013 at 4:51 PM
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    You're welcome, hopefully it works for you!
     

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