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Title: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: tom619 on May 20, 2010, 12:10:30 am: Hi all

Ive just noticed that there are lots of flies in my mk5 headlights, i'd really like to empty them and clean them while im at it but have no idea what i need to do to clean them!

any help please?

thanks
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: stealthwolf on May 20, 2010, 12:15:37 am: In the headlight unit? Did you make a little window and leave it open?!?!?!?

The headlamp unit should be sealed almost completely. The only time when they would be exposed is when changing bulbs. Are you definitely sure they are in and not on the unit?
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: JPC on May 20, 2010, 08:39:32 am: And are the caps on the back of the unit in place?

The only thing I could suggest without taking the headlights off the car is to get the Hoover on them. Might do the trick
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: VC on May 20, 2010, 09:31:07 am: Quote from: JPC on May 20, 2010, 08:39:32 am
And are the caps on the back of the unit in place?

The only thing I could suggest without taking the headlights off the car is to get the Hoover on them. Might do the trick

x2

never heard of this one before :laugh:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: B3n on May 20, 2010, 10:06:35 am: You aint the only one :laugh:
ive got a fly in each of my headlights :confused:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: Andy on May 20, 2010, 11:39:34 am: I have them in one of my head lights when the dealers replaced a buld and left the cover of..been in their 4 years now and are just about disappeared now
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: JPC on May 20, 2010, 11:40:19 am: haha...

scientific studies on the disintegration of common flies inside headlight units! :happy2:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: WhiteGTI on May 20, 2010, 12:30:10 pm: I've had a wasp in my offside headlight for 2 years!
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: Nasir on May 20, 2010, 12:54:58 pm: I've had a spider in mine for 2 years now, right where the indicator flashes :signLOL:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: Lee01 on May 20, 2010, 01:00:59 pm: Hey Guys,

I had a spiders web in mine!

I blasted it with a air line, done the trick and now look as it should :happy2:

Got to be worth a go?......... I worked for me
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: JPC on May 20, 2010, 02:31:23 pm: yep, air line is another good one.

Trouble, probably 1 in 50 people probably have one!
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: VC on May 20, 2010, 03:05:41 pm: i have a spider called graham that lives inside my wing mirror :grin:

industrious little fella considering i remove the web across the mirror daily for him just to rebuild it. I'm not allowed remove it as my daughter wont let me... impressive watching him hang on mid repair whilst bombing down a dual carriageway too :laugh:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: JPC on May 20, 2010, 03:10:54 pm: hes only hanging on cos of the V6 Noise!

he hates the white. If it was an Ed30, he'd be gone!
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: B3n on May 20, 2010, 03:19:18 pm: Nah its because the V6 aint got enough power to remove him :signLOL:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: VC on May 20, 2010, 03:30:17 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserve.mysmiley.net%2Fanimated%2Fanim_22.gif&hash=461a19da5f00a39717f9a37b694aa94796ed61ba) :grin:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: B3n on May 20, 2010, 03:50:21 pm: Haha that smiley just made me spit coffee all over my boss :congrats:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: Saint Steve on May 20, 2010, 04:12:05 pm: This thread will make Stealthwolf very nervous me thinks :signLOL:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: stealthwolf on May 20, 2010, 07:03:45 pm: ^^^No, I don't mind insects. They do very little, if any, harm.

It's mice and rabbits and other things that like to chew through wiring and pipes etc that you need to worry about!
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: Saint Steve on May 20, 2010, 07:06:27 pm: arh yes those rampant ole Rabbits :laugh:

:wink:
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: gobbleplease on May 20, 2010, 08:29:33 pm: I think ive go a dead swan in mine.........................its either that or a badger, its feckin huge !
Title: Re: Flies in my headlight housing?
Post by: VC on May 20, 2010, 08:42:05 pm: :signLOL: