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Condensation inside focus headlight

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  • 01-07-2008 4:21pm
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    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    Anyone familiar or ever encounter this problem? The light itself works ok dip / fullbeam. The rubber trim around the headlight has perished though. I don't want to fork out for a new headlight as it's €128 for a replacement.
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    listermint
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    Try taking it out and putting any exterior grade silicone sealant around the rubber trim.


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    bbam
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    listermint wrote: »
    Try taking it out and putting any exterior grade silicone sealant around the rubber trim.


    Dry out the inside first, otherwise you'll still have moisture in there causing the condensation..
    Sooner the bettrer as it'll destroy the inner surface.. and would fail an NCT


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    listermint
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    bbam wrote: »
    Dry out the inside first, otherwise you'll still have moisture in there causing the condensation..
    Sooner the bettrer as it'll destroy the innse surface.. and would fail an NCT

    Opps yeah do dry it out after you take it off the car.:)


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    Hal1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Thanks for the replies guys. Using silicone was already suggested to me, but I'm not going to use it as it's noticeable and cheap imo. I called a main dealer and he just happens to have a set of headlights that where destined for the skip as the mounts (lugs?) where damaged, I am going to check them out tomorrow. :)


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    Hal1 wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies guys. Using silicone was already suggested to me, but I'm not going to use it as it's noticeable and cheap imo. I called a main dealer and he just happens to have a set of headlights that where destined for the skip as the mounts (lugs?) where damaged, I am going to check them out tomorrow. :)
    The skip is all they are worth, once the lugs / mounts are broken from a headlamp you will never get them alligned correctly, another NCT failure, that’s why your main dealer is dumping them :rolleyes:

    Just dry out the original ones and pray that it is not going to rain on the day of your NCT, you will get away with them after that. It will cost you about e20 to have your lights refocused by a garage after you have mess around with them.


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    Hal1
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    All I wanted off them was the clear plastic and the rubber trim, surely they are detactable?

    10984L.gif


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    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Hal1 wrote: »
    All I wanted off them was the clear plastic and the rubber trim, surely they are detactable?
    Then go sealing them again your back to square 1. Give it a go anyway you can't go wrong if yor getting them for nothing.


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