condensation in headlight

[ms6z]

I noticed that there are some condensation/fogged inside my driver side headlight. Any ideas i can remove/clean it??? Or is it covered by warranty to get it replace??? Thanks

 

[viperman]

I dont think it is covered by warranty. It usually happens if I run my car through an auto car wash. The covers at the back of my car had holes drilled in them for HID's and that's why it fogged up. Check the back of your headlights for loose covers or holes in cover.

 

[WGaston]

Condensation

Happened to me once.
What I did was:

1) Make sure it won't rain for the next couple of hours
2) Remove the covers from the back of the headlight housing
3) Turn on car/headlights
4) Go out to dinner
5) Come back to no condensation in the headlights
6) Replace covers, and rejoice.

The heat from the headlights will be enough to evaporate most of the water inside the housing.

 

[Neofolis]

Depending on the amount of water inside the housing, the easiest cure is to park your car facing the sun for a couple of hours. This will usually generate enough heat to evaporate small amounts of water.

 

[klinkb]

i just noticed some in just one of my headlights today.. even if it goes away isnt it going to come back? i figured the seal in my headlights was not good enough.. i was planning on taking them apart

 

[Neofolis]

You don't want the light unit to be 100% sealed, that will actually cause condensation. As soon as the outside temperature cools any moisture in the air inside the light unit will condense on the front of the housing. You need the unit to be breathable, so that the air inside the unit can transfer with the air outside as temperatures change.