I noticed a few weeks ago I had condensation inside the drivers side headlight so decided to have a go at sorting it today.
Fairly simple, took an hour from start to finish.
Jack the car up and remove wheel to improve access.
Remove access panel (I found a 50p coin a suitable screwdriver for the 2 clips)
Remove the rear 'cap'/cover at the back of headlight by pulling the wire clasp (requires quite a bit of effort)
Remove the left bulb (don't touch bulb) so you can get hot air in.
Use a domestic hairdryer to blow in at various points from behind and also the front, don't just stick to one area - took about 15 mins to clear all the condensation.
I then removed the seal out of the cap/cover and reversed it. Hopefully this will create a better seal and prevent occurrence.
Put it all back together.
I'm no mechanic so if I can do it, anyone can.
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Headlight Condensation - Fixed
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Good result.
You could have a very good business if you could sort out all the front fog lights on the SIs' !!
You could have a very good business if you could sort out all the front fog lights on the SIs' !!
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Well done hope it lasts
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Nice one
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Good effort. You may need to repeat it depending on how much water was in the bottom of the lights as it's easy to dry out the lens area then more evaporates and condenses again on the lens
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