Head light covers
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Melting Slicks
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Head light covers
Hi
Yesterday i washed my car and today (93 degrees) i noticed some water on the inside of one head light cover. It doesn't make sense but i would like to make sure.
How can i get to the inside of the clear covers?
Thanks
Alan
Yesterday i washed my car and today (93 degrees) i noticed some water on the inside of one head light cover. It doesn't make sense but i would like to make sure.
How can i get to the inside of the clear covers?
Thanks
Alan
Melting Slicks
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u cant, if your getting watter on the inside u have a bad seal an they need to be professionally resealed.
Racer
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It may not be water but delaminating of the coating. Noticed this with mine and got both light assemmblies replaced before warranty expired.
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Otherwise, you would have to remove the front bumper cover, remove the headlights, then heat the headlights to soften the urethane adhesive, pry them apart to remove the lenses, and then put everything back together again.
Condition/Concern:
Some customers may note that when the headlamps are on, light fog or cloudiness may be visible on the lenses. Some customers may also state that the headlamp lenses have condensation or moisture.
Recommendation/Instructions:
The headlamps feature a clear polycarbonate lenses. The light fog or cloudiness is caused by out gassing and is a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The headlamps are also vented, thus some condensation/moisture may be seen when humidity is high or there is a change in temperature. The moisture should burn off after one hour of headlamps being turned on. Please do not replace the headlamp lenses for the above concerns.
Last edited by GW360; Aug 21, 2014 at 06:29 PM.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
The clear cover/lens is affixed to the headlight back (or bucket, as it's sometimes called) with a very strong urethane adhesive. But it's not 100% watertight as you've learned. That's why there are breather valves on the back of the housing. The water should eventually evaporate and disappear. Parking in the sun should help.
Otherwise, you would have to remove the front bumper cover, remove the headlights, then heat the headlights to soften the urethane adhesive, pry them apart to remove the lenses, and then put everything back together again.
Condition/Concern:
Some customers may note that when the headlamps are on, light fog or cloudiness may be visible on the lenses. Some customers may also state that the headlamp lenses have condensation or moisture.
Recommendation/Instructions:
The headlamps feature a clear polycarbonate lenses. The light fog or cloudiness is caused by out gassing and is a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The headlamps are also vented, thus some condensation/moisture may be seen when humidity is high or there is a change in temperature. The moisture should burn off after one hour of headlamps being turned on. Please do not replace the headlamp lenses for the above concerns.
Otherwise, you would have to remove the front bumper cover, remove the headlights, then heat the headlights to soften the urethane adhesive, pry them apart to remove the lenses, and then put everything back together again.
Condition/Concern:
Some customers may note that when the headlamps are on, light fog or cloudiness may be visible on the lenses. Some customers may also state that the headlamp lenses have condensation or moisture.
Recommendation/Instructions:
The headlamps feature a clear polycarbonate lenses. The light fog or cloudiness is caused by out gassing and is a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The headlamps are also vented, thus some condensation/moisture may be seen when humidity is high or there is a change in temperature. The moisture should burn off after one hour of headlamps being turned on. Please do not replace the headlamp lenses for the above concerns.
Alan
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