So, when I started modding the wife's Ryker, I got a set of bulbs from Amazon. Big mistake. One of them popped in the housing about a week after we installed them. It left glass and powder all over the inside of the housing. I then bought her a set of the Elite LED bulbs (the ones with cooling fans and the controller box) from Sling Mods. Once installed, I was immediately unhappy. The housing was a mess. It had a coating inside it from the exploded bulb and it was not near as bright since the reflector was coated in crap, not to mention all of the broken glass left inside the housing. Today, we were in the garage working on a few things and I decided to take the headlight housing off, clean it and reinstall it.
Checked YouTube, didn't see anything. How hard could it be? So I got at it. Once you remove the panels and the frunk, there are three T30 bolts. Two are on the top and clearly visible. The third...not so much. It is in the valley between the two headlights (covered by the frunk). Problem is, you need either a "L"-shaped T30 (I don't) or a very small T30 socket (again, I don't). I had to use a channel lock on the end of the T30 socket and crank it 1/4 turn for a bit to get it off, but it came off.
Once removed, I sprayed Windex in the housing and stuffed a microfiber rag in there with a body-pin removal tool to clean the reflector and the inside of the lens. I then hit it with air from my compressor for a while to dry the inside of the housing.
I reassembled the housing, installing the LED fixture before putting it back on the Ryker, which is a hell of a lot easier than trying to get the lights installed with the housing in place.
Now, the Ryker looks like it should, but with MUCH brighter headlights.
Checked YouTube, didn't see anything. How hard could it be? So I got at it. Once you remove the panels and the frunk, there are three T30 bolts. Two are on the top and clearly visible. The third...not so much. It is in the valley between the two headlights (covered by the frunk). Problem is, you need either a "L"-shaped T30 (I don't) or a very small T30 socket (again, I don't). I had to use a channel lock on the end of the T30 socket and crank it 1/4 turn for a bit to get it off, but it came off.
Once removed, I sprayed Windex in the housing and stuffed a microfiber rag in there with a body-pin removal tool to clean the reflector and the inside of the lens. I then hit it with air from my compressor for a while to dry the inside of the housing.
I reassembled the housing, installing the LED fixture before putting it back on the Ryker, which is a hell of a lot easier than trying to get the lights installed with the housing in place.
Now, the Ryker looks like it should, but with MUCH brighter headlights.
After watching a few YouTube videos I concluded the only way to install the headlights and still maintain your sanity :gaah: was to take the few extra minutes and remove the headlight assemblies.
