Need help, urgent! (headlight question)

Ok.. so, I need to get the truck in for inspection, so today I took out my HID kit. While doing so, my fingers grazed over the bulb.

Needless to say I''m pissed.

Question: How do I clean the oil off so it doesn''t explode because I don''t want to pay 80 bucks for a new set of HID lights.

A clean soft lintless cloth, like a good quality polishing cloth.  Wear unpowdered latex gloves while handling the bulbs to avoid this problem. 
 
You should be able to wipe off any oils, turn the cloth a few times to make sure you got it all.

A careful application of rubbing alcohol will help if you really left anything on the surface.  Good luck!

What set did you get to pay $80 for them?

Why would you need to remove them at all for inspection? Many many luxury cars nowadays comes with HIDs, they''re way better than OEM lights. I don''t see why you removed them to begin with.

You can clean the contaminated halogen bulbs with a clean lint-free cotton cloth and isopropyl or denatured alcohol. That works on me.

Muddy - it was an ebay kit

pteam - HIDs are illegal when cased in a reflector lens, when placed in a projector lens, as when on luxury vehicles, they are ok.

Oh, and problem was solved with a cotton ball and so 91 percent isopropyl alcohol :)

Glad it worked out. If those things are that sensitive how do they handle bug splatter?

Awesome!!
 
Alcohol has MANY USES!!!!

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ORIGINAL: 3hummers

Glad it worked out. If those things are that sensitive how do they handle bug splatter?

The casing of course ;)
BTW.. congrats on the new H1!

Hummbob... Why yes, yes it does

Thanks.