Front Light condensation AHHHH

douglashyde

Hey,

Hoping someone might be able to help me here. I have my NCT in a couple of days and one of my front headlights has condensation on the front. Its a 01 VW passat. As we speak I currently have a hair dryer aimed from the inside to try and try it out, however it doesnt seem to be doing the trick!

Any innovative ideas on how I might be able to dry it out.

Keep in mind, that I amnt able to get full access to the bulb area without a lot of work!

Thanks guys,
D

Crasp

Turn the full beams on for a while, that should do the trick. It defrosts them for me in the winter.

Alanstrainor

douglashyde wrote: »

Hey,

Hoping someone might be able to help me here. I have my NCT in a couple of days and one of my front headlights has condensation on the front. Its a 01 VW passat. As we speak I currently have a hair dryer aimed from the inside to try and try it out, however it doesnt seem to be doing the trick!

Any innovative ideas on how I might be able to dry it out.

Keep in mind, that I amnt able to get full access to the bulb area without a lot of work!

Thanks guys,
D

I had the same thing happen on my Polo, it turned out not to be condensation, the inside of the headlight had just clouded over for one reason or another. Replaced it yesterday with a completely new headlamp...it was a complete pain to take replace tbh. Had to take the bumper off.

douglashyde

Thanks for the replies guy.

But its fixed, the hairdryer from the inside slowly but surely dried it out. A good fix if this happens to anyone else!

Now to fix the reverse lights!!!!

PaudyW

i had the same problem with a civic hairdyer will do the trick but will take a while, you might be better remove light take it inside, will take ages to clear in cool weather, while its out check for leaks and apply silicon to area refit and happy days or you could buy new light either way you ll have to remove light 10 mins should have it out

funkyouup

I failed the nct on this last week, the tester told me to drill a hole in the housing(it was the front indicator). I went home took it off and left it infront of a heater for a few hours and dried it out and passed the visual inspection after that.

Notch000

i had the same problem with an old BMW. you need to remove the back (light) access cover, so as the lights heat up the mositure with be extracted out of the lens throught this slot, i left off the covers and had no issues again

As someone said you prob need to seal the gaps in the lights