How do you clean license plate lights out?

[cb7sk8rdude]

The lights that show the license plate on my car are pretty dirty. They are filled halfway with dirt and I was wondering if I could clean the inside of them out. I took one off to see if I could ,but the whole light comes out and I don't want to mess with it too much because I don't want to break it or screw something up. There is rubber around the light, would i just take that off? What should i do?

[benjerman112]

Yep just take that off and clean the dirt out, put it back together. Done!

[TypeG]

yeah, pretty simple to take apart. after you take them out of the trunk with the 2 screws, they come apart by hand. later.

[daovangphotos]

Is there a way to seal them to prevent future dirt from getting in there? LOL
I know taking it off is easy, but its a hassle to do every time it gets dirty.

[Honda_Lady]

the tip i was given to keep them from getting dirty so fast is take some clear paint and spray it on the inside of the lens. i haven't tried it yet though. i recently had to clean mine again because i got pulled over for tail lights out when in fact they were just dirty as heck lol the dirt doesn't stick to the clear paint as well as it does the plastic is what i was told. now as far as actually sealing them, i am not sure if you can do that without gluing them together which you don't want to do if you need to clean them again.

[Kboers]

This was one of the first things I did when I got my cb. It's simply two screws on each assembly, unplug it and take it out. Then it's pretty straight forward to disassemble and clean it all.

A tip: when you go to put it together there will be that rubber seal with a flap that protrudes into the light assembly. If you trim it right, it still seals water out and allows more light to reflect out of the assembly.

Warm water and soap and a toothbrush will get it clean, maybe some brake part cleaner if it's badly soiled.

[TEAM_ACCORD773]

take them off and clean them with powerful degreaser or c.l.r.

[cb7sk8rdude]

Thanks guys

[CB7_REESE]

i used alchohol and it did wonders lol!

[islandhopper]

LOL...
I had no interest in doing this whatsoever till i read this thread.

Literally just did this too... I took em' off, disassembled them and used a toothbrush with some soapy water to clean em' real good. They look great now, but i can't say the light output is any better.

Kinda makes me wanna get some L.E.D.'s now..

[CB7_REESE]

LOL...
I had no interest in doing this whatsoever till i read this thread.

Literally just did this too... I took em' off, disassembled them and used a toothbrush with some soapy water to clean em' real good. They look great now, but i can't say the light output is any better.

Kinda makes me wanna get some L.E.D.'s now..

x2 i have led strips in mine and they are the tits!

[islandhopper]

x2 i have led strips in mine and they are the tits!

What method did you use to wire them up and where did you source the strips from?

Edit: Whoops, getting off-topic... PM'd

[DarkHusk11]

Did this the other day lol Mine were so dim now it shines the floor There was dirt caked on there

[MikeW]

Kinda makes me wanna get some L.E.D.'s now..

This.

Cleaning those covers will help but chances are they're so dirty and nasty that any efforts will be minimal. Id soak 'em in a cleaner/soapy water and then throw in some LED bulbs.

[sanJ_01]

take the two screws out like everyone else said, might as well put some brighter leds in there while its off, i did and i love it...just make sure the plastic fits properly in the rubber insert or it's gonna get dirty fast again