big_mike1979

ARE FOGGING UP.. WHY IS THAT ?
I GOT THIS NEW HALO THAT JBENZ HAS ON HIS CAR, THEN I CHANGED THE BULBS TO BLUE ONE, THEN IT STARTED TO RAIN AND NEXT THING I KNOW, ITS FOGGING ALL OVER.

mint

This is why I cannot bring myself to buy and install aftermarket headlamps.

It's probably due to a crappy seal job from the lens to the housing. It could also be that those plugs that go into the back of the housing unit either are missing or not seated completely (the ones you have to take out when you're replacing a light bulb). Hopefully it's the latter as that's an easier fix (just buy a new one). If it's the former, my advice:

- bake the housings and open them up
- clean off the old sealant and remove all moisture from inside the housing
- liberally apply some new sealant around the outer edges on the housing
- put the lens back on and you should be good

big_mike1979

grrrrrrrr.. they are brand new one... I got em last sat and i installed em 2day at the shop. Gonna make sure that the black back housing are sealed right.
i know couple people who had em and not a single prob.
thank u so much for the advice bro.
I appreciate your time

sonnyhoang

ah sorry to hear mike, its weird bcuz i have a set and so far, no haze. Have you considered getting the 3M clear headlight cover? Its the same concept as the 3M clear bra's but supposedly i heard theres a pre-cut cover for our headlamp. If anything i guess you would have to polish out the haZe n then apply the sticker. Let me know if you cant find em, cuz theres a local guy that does 3M custom wraps and he was the one who mentioned it to me. If you want i can order thru him for ya if you cant find it. Goodluck bigmike

myworld

Sorry to hear about the lights Big_Mike. I'm about to get projectors too. I hope that doesnt happen too often. What brand and who did you buy them from?

Thanks for the pics and your advice on the cold air intake . helped putting it on.

big_mike1979

so u are telling me that i have to open up the headlight in half and put the cover from the inside???
its fogging so bad from the inside. i emailed the company where i got em from.
it got me irritated knowing that they are brand new ..
but thank u for the advice and i will look into it.
ll keep u updated when they respond.

big_mike1979

Man its annoying. they look very nice and wanted to post pics but i aint doing it till i get it fixed up.
I got em from X3RACING and i got em in black. they look very sick bro..

you are so welcome and i hope that you are enjoying the performance.

jbenz99

Sorry to hear that bro ... I have no problem with my projector headlights they are clear ! I would try to rinse them off with Mr clean car wash system so there is no water spot but you got to remove lights bulbs and make sure is sunny out side nice and hot so they can dry in about 20 minutes or you can use a air blow gun to remove water from inside the housing, just make sure not to apply to much air pressure, or even a hair dryer can do the tick to remove water from inside,

and finally make sure that the bulbs sockets are tightly sealed and also the rubber piece that covers the back of housing !! Cause if there is any moisture in the air it will fog (haze) any headlight assembly that is not properly sealed !! good luck

raymond g-

if it is fogging up (condensation on inside) then there is heated vapor coming
through a rear opening.

if you are seeing large drops, streaming...or a pool of water, then it is likely
to be a fracture in seam.

many aftermarket headlights have rear vents and water hitting the hot engine
generates steam, when then migrates through the vent.

it is also possible that after the new bulb was inserted, the rear hatch was
not properly seated and sealed.

ahmed18881

i have got these style lights on, you should check the vent is not closed, and you should be sure that when you cut up the bulb seals for xenon you didn't take too much material out. have mine from last year and they never fogged up.

sonnyhoang

ah sorry mike, i thought your lights were hazing from the outside.. really sorry to hear about yours fogging on the inside. Hope they replace the headlights for you.

Williams707

Stop breathing on it

LAWYER2

I had fogging on my W220 projector lights I installed. It was minimal and eventually went away

big_mike1979

I found out what was the prob and i hope it remains good. First day today, i actually looked at em from behind and i noticed there was like 6 white caps, and i removed the caps and i guess its more like a vent or so... IT dried out and never came back.
The shop forgot to unplug those white caps and prob solved.
I will post a pic tomorrow as well ( the car and my new headlights)


ps: the halo lights, takes one h7 and h1 but was size bulb is underneath that h1??? i want something blue to match my others.
is it 194???

big_mike1979

Thank u guys for the help.

big_mike1979

thank u brp
My prob was the vents. they were closed.
Thank u Ahmed.. My vents where closed.. the white caps from behind

thank u but i think i solved the prob
shut up son. Im dieting and 2 weeks out from show. Drained big time.

At least yours went away.

Williams707

What show, where? What will you come in at? What are you coming down from? I hurt my back doing Sumo Deadlifts, left shoulder doing who knows what, right knee not sure. I'm at 210, normal weight was around 180, I'll diet down to about 195 for summer.

Send me some show pictures and good luck with the show. With the amount of injuries you've had I was wondering when and if you would return to stage. Good luck, Lil Man.

raymond g-

you're going to have to answer that one. MB/OEM came with W6W bayonet bulbs.
because you have an aftermarket unit, it will be whatever the manuf decided to use.
for example, Depo eschews the H6W for W5s which sports a wedge base design.

so unless someone else here has the same halo headlight (not many do), you may
simply need to pull it out for a peek.

big_mike1979

I did pull it out and it looks like this http://autolumination.com/images/auto_bulbs/194b_wm.jpg....
i have that bulb but its not bright. Most likely, i will get led with canbus in it but i just want to make sure, that is all

I had the led h6w but its gone with the wind.
thank u for the help.

big_mike1979

LIL man, check your email

raymond g-

I just ordered that design/base = 194s from AZN MIke for my 99 E320

big_mike1979

did you get it yet?? is it bright?

raymond g-

no, really. i *just* ordered it. it prolly wont arrive for several days yet.
as an aside, CREE makes some kick *** modules so I'm hopeful it'll be bright

OGCLK320

I just received my projectors from x3racing, I noticed the white caps too, so your saying they need to be removed? all of them or just a few? Do you have any recommendations for me on install, like the halo's or the light cut off? How do you like them?

raymond g-

these are my Aznmike CREE LED modules. no error msg. have been running
them for about 2 months now. low beams next to them are E55
projectors stuffed into a Depo housing, using 4500º Philips bulbs (forget
the model#)