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Old 06-21-2014, 08:44 PM
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Headlight Condensation? Assistance Needed

So I bought brand new headlights and pretty much from the beginning there was some fogging in the lens. I have had these for about 6 months

Is this normal due to the heat from the bulb? Any assistance is appreciated.
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I don't see anything wrong in that picture??
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Here is the back cover. The seal looks pretty thin!

Is this normal? does not seem so.

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So I bought brand new headlights and pretty much from the beginning there was some fogging in the lens. I have had these for about 6 months

Is this normal due to the heat from the bulb? Any assistance is appreciated.
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Yes, it's normal, it's mentioned in the handbook.
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It doesn't look like condensation at all. All Lights do that My acura witch has some of the Best projectors out there does that on the front of the lens when lights are on.
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that's not condenstation. you're just seeing dust inside or rock chips outside
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Unless he's talking about the top part by the eyebrow area? Looks a bit "fogged" there..
The white circle in front of the light is just light hitting the surface, the specks are tiny rock chips or surface abrasions.

Typically, if you have condensation issues in any headlight assembly, moisture has gotten into your headlight housing. This may be when you installed new bulbs, or there is a leak, etc. To get rid of the moisture in the air that is inside the headlight, you need to heat it up, this can be done by turning on the lights for a period of time, you open the covers to let the moisture evaporate out, rather than collect on the lenses and become condensation. Once the moisture is evaporated out, you put back the covers and you shouldn't have that issue anymore. If you do, there is probably another leak somewhere...

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