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I've been searching for past posts on condensation on the inside of headlamps. I just can't seem to find them, either there not there or I just don't know how to use the search engine. But what I have read up to date is that most people fix the problem by buying new lamp casings. But is there anyway to take it apart, then clean it out and put it back together? Any input would be great! Thanks!
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JonBoy! Of the JonBoy and Bill fame??? I am honered!!!
Seriously...
Condensation inside the headlight assy is caused by... water! That would mean that you might have a leak somewhere in the headlight assy. I would doubt it though. I have noticed it in mine this summer, but I have drilled holes for LED's, so...
To get rid of the condensation, you must first find where your leak is coming from! If you have not drilled holes into your headlight assy, then we can safly say that you have a leak somewhere else. You have to find that leak to permeantaly get ride of it! Until then, nothing will take care of it.
It might be the seal around one of your headlight bulds or it could be a crack in the case. I would suspect your headlights first and foremost! If after changing them, you still have a problem, I would remove my lens assy and fill them with water. Place them lens side down and watch for water to seap out. Seal where needed with Silicon.
Afer that, rinse the inside of the assy with alcohol - which will remove all the water and all should be ok.
Phillip Jackson
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Originally posted by unisys12:
JonBoy! Of the JonBoy and Bill fame??? I am honered!!!
Seriously...
Condensation inside the headlight assy is caused by... water! That would mean that you might have a leak somewhere in the headlight assy. I would doubt it though. I have noticed it in mine this summer, but I have drilled holes for LED's, so...
To get rid of the condensation, you must first find where your leak is coming from! If you have not drilled holes into your headlight assy, then we can safly say that you have a leak somewhere else. You have to find that leak to permeantaly get ride of it! Until then, nothing will take care of it.
It might be the seal around one of your headlight bulds or it could be a crack in the case. I would suspect your headlights first and foremost! If after changing them, you still have a problem, I would remove my lens assy and fill them with water. Place them lens side down and watch for water to seap out. Seal where needed with Silicon.
Afer that, rinse the inside of the assy with alcohol - which will remove all the water and all should be ok.
It's not a leak. It's too tight a seal. Make sure the assembly vents aren't clogged. You will never keep all the water out. (Plastic is actually porous, after all.) Anyway, the water has to have an escape path.
The people replacing their assemblies (like me) do so because the water has been there too long, and it ruins the reflective surface.
Wish I'd figured out the vent thing sooner.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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