The lighting elements of our vehicles are part of the important elements of security. In fact, they enable us to see and be viewed at night or in bad climate conditions. It is therefore important to keep them in good functioning order and to constantly have optimum lighting. In this article, we are going to concentrate on the headlights of your motor vehicle and more precisely how to clean the headlights of your Volvo V60? We will begin this content with the explanation why it can be necessary to clean the headlights of your car, then, how to concretely clean the headlights of your Volvo V60.
Why clean the headlights covers of your Volvo V60?
The majority of us usually tend to think about emptying the vehicle, changing a burnt-out bulb, but, we hardly ever take into consideration checking the cleanliness of the headlights on his Volvo V60 . In fact, if they are yellow, opaque, or dirty , it is important to check that your headlights are capable to effectively illuminate the road. First of all, you can check the headlight adjustment of your Volvo V60, or its low beams, by having a look at our two dedicated web content.
Clean the dull headlights of your Volvo V60 for roadworthiness testing
The first reason you can be on this page is that you needed or passed the technical inspection and there are problems with the headlights of your Volvo V60. In fact, if your headlights have become opaque after some time and you have lost lighting power, you may not complete the technical inspection, in this case it may consequently be necessary to clean or restore the headlights plastic cover of your Volvo V60 before the technical inspection or the counter inspection.
Clean the opaque headlights of its Volvo V60 to gain visibility
Second situation, you simply have the feeling of lighting less well at night with your Volvo V60 . In this case, it is interesting to clean them before the layer of dirt turned out to be hard to take out, we suggest you to clean the headlights of your motor vehicle regularly .
How to clean the headlights of its Volvo V60?
We’ll now move on to the part that you’re probably most interested in, how to clean the headlights covers of your Volvo V60? We’ll first check out how to clean the inside of your car’s headlights, then the outside, and at last how to renovate the headlights of your Volvo V60.
Clean the inside of the headlights of your Volvo V60
First opportunity, you have the feeling that there is humidity inside your headlights or dirt . In this case, you’ll have to clean the inside of your Volvo V60 headlights, for that, nothing could be much easier:
- Pop the hood of your car
- Dismantle the optical parts using the screws provided to do this aim
- Remove the outer headlight cover and clean the inside with a damp sponge and baking soda sprinkled on the inside of the cover
- Blow dry it at the strong dryer before you reassemble it
Clean the plastic covers of the headlights on its Volvo V60
Second opportunity, the optics of the headlights of your Volvo V60 are dirty and you want to clean them, some possibilities are available to you, here they are:
- Clean the headlights of your motor vehicle with a damp sponge sprinkled with a tablespoon of baking soda and then rinse
- Clean the headlights of your Volvo V60 with a cloth and toothpaste . Spread toothpaste over the whole surface of your headlights and rub with a cloth in a circular motion, then rinse with a lot of water
- Clean the headlights of your car with a cleaning kit found in a specific shop. You will only have to stick to the instructions for cleaning your headlights. This treatment is effective but a little more pricey than the alternative ways presented earlier.
Polishing the faded headlights of its Volvo V60
Finally, in the event that even after cleaning your headlights, you have the feeling that they remain dull or faded , we have a solution for you. This is often the case for a counter-visit of the technical control. Here is how to renovate the headlights of your Volvo V60/Strong:
- Clean your headlights briefly with a sponge and baking soda
- Protect your body with thick tape around your headlights
- Get some 400 grit sandpaper, moisten it, and make gentle circular motions to sand the surface of your headlight, finish with horizontal motions
- Repeat the process with 600 grit sandpaper after rinsing the headlight
- Finally, achieve this one last time with glass paper 2000 grain then rinse your headlights
- Finally, apply a protective wax to protect the headlights of your Volvo V60
If you want more tutorials on the Volvo V60, go to our Volvo V60 category.
