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Tenfut
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Condensation in headlight
« on: Jul 31st, 2009, 7:47pm » |
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Has anyone had this problem. One of my headlights is always attracting condensation. Last Sunday I dried it with a hair dryer but today it is as bad as ever.
Any ideas anyone?
Secondly is there a "knack" to removing the oil cooler pipes under the radiator and more importanly putting them back again?
TIA
Tony
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Ivan Pevnitsky
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Re: Condensation in headlight
« Reply #1 on: Jul 31st, 2009, 9:13pm » |
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Do your headlight glasses have cracks?
My foglights are almost always have a condensation inside I think because of little cracks on it.
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Tenfut
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Re: Condensation in headlight
« Reply #2 on: Jul 31st, 2009, 9:35pm » |
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No cracks
New Lens
New seal
Tony
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: Condensation in headlight
« Reply #3 on: Jul 31st, 2009, 9:56pm » |
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Bulb cover present and correctly fitted on the back ?
I'd be tempted to take it all apart again, leave it overnight somewhere warm and dry - like an airing cupboard - and then put it back together & refit.
If that doesn't cure it then... 
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Jonnycab
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Re: Condensation in headlight
« Reply #4 on: Jul 31st, 2009, 11:35pm » |
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Turn your lights on....the heat from the bulb will soon get rid of the condensation 
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Tompion
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Re: Condensation in headlight
« Reply #5 on: Aug 1st, 2009, 2:15am » |
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I had some condensation that wouldn't shift after I'd rebuilt a headlight.
I found leaving the bulb cover off for 2 or 3 warm dry days & putting it back overnight allowed the condensation out - it hasn't come back.
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