condensation in headlight

[welsh.Z.S.]

hi guys i bought a phase2 172 so xenons etc , but its got condensation in the passenger headlight , any1 else had this an solved it ? i havent picked the car up yet so havent had a good look ...

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Subbing to this! I need to know how to figure it out, they look so ugly with condensation lol

Edit: Google told me to put the headlight off the car and put it in the oven for 3 mins......wtf

 

[Emma.]

Put some silca packs in them. Cleared mine up a treat.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Put some silca packs in them. Cleared mine up a treat.

What the Gel packs?
or the one in like shoe box's and stuff?

 

[JDA92]

Silica gel packets glued to a piece of string leave them soak up the moisture then pull them out a few hours later that should work, I was going to do it with mine

 

[Emma.]

What the Gel packs?
or the one in like shoe box's and stuff?

Those are the ones.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Silica gel packets glued to a piece of string leave them soak up the moisture then pull them out a few hours later that should work, I was going to do it with mine

I take it you put the packets in where the bulb (after taken out obv) goes?

 

[JDA92]

Yeahh leave it for a day or so make sure its dry if you do it though and then pull them out

 

[Shifty.]

I once had this and it was because there was no rubber bung thing at the back of the headlight that you take out to change a bulb, found one and put it on and the heat generated by the lights soon dried it out and hasn't been steamed up since.

 

[jonw279]

Iv got one headlight doing it. And a mechanic friend told me to put a hair dryer or a heat gun in front on the light and leave it for a while

 

[Sam]

It happens because a seal has gone on the lights. It will come back if you don't fix the cause.

 

[KielT]

Same problem, I was just gonna cut the glue and reseal it. But I'll give the little gel packet trick a go as quicker

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Done use the Gell packs. I got two of them, tied it to some string and tripple knotted it
Guess what they snapped and i got one of the packs out but the other is stuck....
Headlamp is clear but the gell pack is still there! tried everything to get it out1!

 

[Greeny.]

Done use the Gell packs. I got two of them, tied it to some string and tripple knotted it
Guess what they snapped and i got one of the packs out but the other is stuck....
Headlamp is clear but the gell pack is still there! tried everything to get it out1!

LOL

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

LOL

not funny

 

[Sam]

But after a while the gel pack will stop and the condensation will be back.

You need to reseal the units to eliminate the problem.

 

[biojo]

mine was the rubber cap on back wasn't on right,

but what I did with mine was, take cap off, put headlights and full beam on, and set a hair dryer blowing into, also add a hot damp cloth over front. 10 mins later all clear

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

cheers for the replies guys