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Headlight condensation
- r2uzenblot
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Headlight condensation
Just cleaned my car ready for the forecasted crap weather and noticed that both my headlights had some condensation in. Anyone else had this? I've never seen it before.
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Headlight condensation
Most of these complex headlight structures have atmospheric venting..so if damp air enters an the temperature drops condensation appears….certainly the Z4 E89 owners manual explicitly warns you of such events and to relax…
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
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Headlight condensation
Same here.
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Headlight condensation
I get this regularly, often when washing the car. Goes away very quickly
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Headlight condensation
You are correct. Went away after I had finished polishing. A strange phenomena..........
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Headlight condensation
It's not really strange, just the relationship of dew points of air and temperature TBH.
If you wash your car with water at ambient temperature it won't happen, but then your hands will get really cold!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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Headlight condensation
Remember the days of sealed beam headlights.
Progress, eh.
Progress, eh.