The sun shown in Halifax today, so I thought I'd fix up a few bits on
the van.  I pulled the headlights and went inside, I took out the
bulbs and looked inside.  To my surprise, the larger rectangular
headlight had a black, metal, nonreflective tube suspended inside
the light chamber (like a toilet paper role) into which the bulb goes.
this seems to force the light out both ends of the tube rather than
side to side.  Strange???

For any purest responding to this:  I have a 91 Cdn syncro westy,
numbers on the back of the headlamp:

Hella  D255 941 005 B VW
0  1DD 004875 01
T         12V  9004
SSB  305   SAE H 84

I'll now try and clean the light chambers as below.  Malcolm S

ddawson wrote:

> Yes, you can clean your headlight reflectors so they are no longer fogged
> up.  Remove the front grille and all the lights from their mounts,  Remove
> the bulbs (careful not to touch the class with your fingers....grease) and
> set them aside.  With the reflectors facing down, pour a  forth of a cup of
> 99% rubbing alcohol in the hole where the bulbs mounts.  Slosh it around a
> little and then let sit.  You are trying to get the alcohol to rinse over
> the entire reflective surface and the inside of the lens.  Then pour the
> used alcohol out and repeat.  I have done it 3 to 4 times and that seems
> enough.  When you are done with this rinsing process let the reflectors
> face UP for a hour or so, letting the remaining alcohol evaporate.   Be
> sure all liquid alcohol is gone before re-assembly of the bulbs.  I also
> clean the rubber seal of the bulb and the mating surface of the reflector.
>  Put is back together and the lights will be a little more white on Highway
> One...not so yellow.
>
> David   VW driver