Car headlight condensation (Pics Added)

pudzey101

my car has Very bad visibility due to the condensation on the lens of the head light i cant remove the lens so how can i get rid of the condensation DIY style prefarably

Any ideas welcome!!!

meathstevie

pudzey101 wrote: »

my car has Very bad visibility due to the condensation on the lens of the head light i cant remove the lens so how can i get rid of the condensation DIY style prefarably

Any ideas welcome!!!

Very simple, if it has a back cover take it off and leave it off. There's obviously some water ingression somewhere but the heat of the bulb will let it evaporate.

Another option is drilling a small hole low down in the lens.

biko

Yeah, remove the cover. It's the easiest solution.

pudzey101

It has a back cover yeah a round one that comes off when changing headlights etc ? That one I take off ?

pudzey101

heres pics to help

Good Side:

http://i60.tinypic.com/330zrj4.jpg

Bad Side:

http://i61.tinypic.com/2nt8xm8.jpg

Back Cover :

http://i57.tinypic.com/2i24ly0.jpg

Chalkitdowndiy

Yeah I think its that round white cover the lads were talking about that you should leave off. What kind of car is it btw?

ChalkItDown

pudzey101

would that not expose electrics to water etc? left the high beems on for a while seemed to get rid of most its a type r integra

biko

Condensation in headlights in common on old e36's, I just drove around with the backcovers off.
The issue is that the heat still dissipate the condensation but once you turn the lights off humid air will be sucked into the light again.
If you feel rich a new assembly will probably fix the issue.

Isopon

What i generally do in these cases. Is remove the back cover and place a couple of sheets of newspaper over the outside of the light. Turn on all lights you have to be carefull to keep an eye on the lense because if it gets to hot it will turn white so keep checking it until it looks good and dry. Remove paper turn off lights and let cool before replacing back covers. Works every time

joujoujou

Remove the cover and use a hairdryer.

Use it with caution, not to melt the plastics. :P

pudzey101

sounds guys but when its all cleared up and dry , what do i do to prevent it from happending again haha

joujoujou

Find which way water goes in and seal it. But it won't be easy.

pudzey101

joujoujou wrote: »

Find which way water goes in and seal it. But it won't be easy.

thanks il look forward to that haha i have a fair idea anyway il run a few beads of silicone around the suspected areas mostly cleared up now but cant clear it towards the indicator side :mad:

JohnBoy26

Put a very small hole on the bottom of the lens. This will solve your problem.

pudzey101

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Put a very small hole on the bottom of the lens. This will solve your problem.

how does this work will it not make it worse

greasepalm

no if water drains out less condensation is there,every time it rains it will fog up,if you could take headlamp out and silicone around it it would help,on the other hand condensation over a period of time will reduce your reflectiveness of headlamp and will not light up the road ahead.