I bought a set of used litronics that I knew were not in very good shape. My plan is to refurbish them if possible and install them on my 2000 Boxster.
The passenger-side headlight appears to be in decent shape. I'm planning to use the Sylvania headlight restoration kit on it to take the discoloration off the outside of the lens and just clean it up. I'll check to be sure it works before I expend the elbow grease. Here are some pictures:
You can see the oxidation at the top of the lens here:
The driver-side headlight is a little rougher. The lens needs more restoration than the passenger lens:
The more significant problem is that the back side is broken and many of the internal components are rattling around loose. The litronic bulb (D2S) is broken and the reflector behind it just slides around:
Does anyone have experience with repairing the internal components of a litronic headlight? Can you suggest how to fix this? For example, should I consider heating the unit and removing the lens so that I can work inside the bucket? Can I use the bucket from a non-litronic lens and fit the litronic components inside.
Would it be better for me to find another driver-side lens and just use the components in this one for spares?
If anyone has a litronic with a broke lens to sell and everything else is intact, I'd be interested.