Water in your head lamps Options

[devilsden97]

ok so like a week ago i got super brights for my high beams. After replacing the bulbs i put them in and turned them on. There AWSOME! Then it rained like HELL for 2 days. I then found out that i had water in my passenger side high beam. ( i actually had it in the plastic case, with the lens) IT was only a little like condensation.

Resolution: I removed the lamp, and got out my hairdryer. I heated the front of the lamp, until all the water evaporated away. I left the lamp open overnight so that the water would exit the bezel via the lamp hole.

An easy fix to an annoying problem.

[macavely]

drea 3 holes on your casing .. one at the bottome and 2 on the top ...

[devilsden97]

I went out to my garage today to put the bulb back into my car. And to my amazment, there was water on the lens again. IT looks like it condensed on the lens. So now i have no idea what to do.

macavely, drill holes?!?!? in the top and bottom? so i can have water in it all the time? isnt there a way to get rid of the water without altering the structure of the case or lens?

[bonzaisushi]

you wont get water in your lense if you drill holes in it, it works, aslong as the holes arent exposed to a running faucet. lol

[devilsden97]

you wont get water in your lense if you drill holes in it, it works, aslong as the holes arent exposed to a running faucet. lol
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right, but its not like water thats pooled, it looks like condensation on the lens. so idk how to get rid of that. I understand putting a hole or 3 in the casing will get rid of pooled water, but how about the stuff on the actual lens?

[azian_advanced]

there should be a little rubber hose on the back of the headlight, in the shape of an L. i was always wondering what that was for but maybe it was to allow ventilation inside the headlight housing so as to prevent condensation? i think it is, anyway, you might want to make sure if you have that.

i have a spare set of headlights at home so i can take a pic and post it if you want.. PM me.

or maybe even (if you're willing to go through the trouble) to remove the entire headlight unit and immerse it in water gradually, starting from the lens, to find where the leak is coming in from.. if there is one. that way you can seal the crack or hole if you find one. although i've never done this before so you're at your own risk.

[devilsden97]

there should be a little rubber hose on the back of the headlight, in the shape of an L.  i was always wondering what that was for but maybe it was to allow ventilation inside the headlight housing so as to prevent condensation?  i think it is, anyway, you might want to make sure if you have that.

i have a spare set of headlights at home so i can take a pic and post it if you want.. PM me.

or maybe even (if you're willing to go through the trouble) to remove the entire headlight unit and immerse it in water gradually, starting from the lens, to find where the leak is coming in from.. if there is one. that way you can seal the crack or hole if you find one. although i've never done this before so you're at your own risk.
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Well considering its only condensation typee stuff, im gonna say its not cracked, its most likly some air that was increadbly humide got in, and condensed. When i tryed to evap it away, it just stayed in the bezel and recondensed on the lens. I figure it will get fixed in the summer when its hot. Only thing is, will it ruin my lens or the houseing, because water turns to ice in the winter, and as we all know from high school chemistry, when water turns to ice it explands, and yeah well u could just immagine.