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27th September 2015, 12:06 PM
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Condensation in headlight
Bloody car.
Right, any ideas what could be the issue here? I am guessing if I just dry it out it will reappear?
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27th September 2015, 12:37 PM
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You will have to check all the seals are in good order and that there are no cracks anywhere. Clean and unblock the ventilation ducts.
Is this a recent problem with the cooler nights?
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27th September 2015, 12:56 PM
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Also if you do get the light out the car put in a warm dry place for a while, or even the oven on a really low temperature just to make sure all the moisture that had got in is gone.
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27th September 2015, 01:53 PM
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Not had the car long, but yes, seems to be the last week.
Is it a headlight off job to check everything then?
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27th September 2015, 09:01 PM
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Not sure of the access without looking, but you may struggle with the temps dropping to clear the moisture properly without taking it indoors, it's a bumper off job too unfortunately, I forgot that silica gel might work though, leave a decent sized bag in an unobtrusive place in the headlight for a week or two should hopefully dry it out properly
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16th October 2015, 08:23 AM
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With other cars, I have put A4 paper on the lights and left them on with a battery charger connected and the rear covers removed. They get really warm. I tried it with black card one and they got too hot so white paper is best.
I put big bags of silica gel in my lamps. I got them from a camera shop on ebay. they are about the size of a packet of KP nuts from a pub, not the little sachets you get with a pair of shoes etc.. They do seem to have helped but you need to add them when already dry as a preventative measure rather than as a fix.. 100g IIRC http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm//141205157393
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