Headlight condensation

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CupraV3
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Post by CupraV3 »

Mine haven't done this but I wouldn't be happy. Over time the constant drying of the condensation is going to leave the inside of the lenses and lights themselves dirty with dried condensation (like a window).
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Post by Elea4 »

Apparently some dealerships will claim it's normal to have some condensation - but that amount looks pretty suspect to me. If that happened to me I'd no doubt take it up with the dealership.
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Post by dav0001 »

The headlights after a colder night, the passenger side full of condensation.

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Post by Prospector »

dav0001 wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:26 pm The headlights after a colder night, the passenger side full of condensation.
That definitely does not look normal.
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Post by Elea4 »

Yikes, sorry - take that to get repaired.
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Post by Baconrage »

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I had my passenger side headlight replaced about a year ago after a big build up of condensation, it had a little again this year but it cleared after a little while.

Anyway, I've just washed my car and noticed some patches of dirt inside the drivers side headlight, anyone had this?
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Post by Pugboy »

My offside light does this. The nearside ever so slightly. It happens when you go at it hard with a pressure washer.
I don't get any condensation in from rain water that I'm aware of.
I don't think it should do it, but by avoiding getting the water spray between the light and the bonnet I no longer have the issue.
Yours is particularly bad though. Have you been taking it to one of the hand car wash places?
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Post by Baconrage »

I usually wash it by hand myself using just a hose pipe and not a pressure washer. I have used a hand car wash place but not that recently.
I keep meaning to just aim the hose pipe at that point of the headlight to see if water is getting in at that point, if it's letting water in at low pressure they really should replace it don't you think?
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