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Old 15th February 2009, 06:17 PM
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Question de-fogging fogs...

...my foglights are full of condensation.

Anyone got a procedure?

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Old 15th February 2009, 06:32 PM
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Zip,

Remove the rear cap, remove the bulb and use a hair dryer or similar to dry out. there are 2 rubber tubes either side at the rear of the housing. They are supposed to vent the body. Make sure they are not blocked.
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Zip,

Remove the rear cap, remove the bulb and use a hair dryer or similar to dry out. there are 2 rubber tubes either side at the rear of the housing. They are supposed to vent the body. Make sure they are not blocked.
Will give it a go.

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Foggy fogs are a pretty common thing on most cars... Interestingly enough, they don't get deemed faulty by the manufacturers unless they won't clear up in a certain amount of time (5-10 mins). Wife has one on her car and Vauxhall wouldn't swap it out, garage claimed that's pretty standard. Gits.
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Old 16th February 2009, 10:47 AM
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policeman: "any reason for driving with your foglights on son?"

me: "yes officer i had them on to dry out the condensation that had appeared on the lens"

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Old 16th February 2009, 06:57 PM
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haha James you came up with that soooo easily and it seemed soo easy to say !!!!
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