Headlight condensation

My disco has a lot of condensation on one of the headlight I have dryed it out once but there must be away of sorting this problem out once and for all

darrenm said:

My disco has a lot of condensation on one of the headlight I have dryed it out once but there must be away of sorting this problem out once and for all

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You don't say what year of Disco you have - it would help?

darrenm said:

My disco has a lot of condensation on one of the headlight I have dryed it out once but there must be away of sorting this problem out once and for all

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There is modified breathers for the rear of the light unit. Some have said this cures the misting and some have said it doesn't.
There is an acceptable amount of condensation but if it is running down the inside of the lens then thats too much.

You may have to buy a light unit.

Cheers.

If its the facelift type, I have tried everything, I think, to stop the condensation to no avail....

Have now given up, and looking to fit some other type of headlight instead, just trying to find a flatish type that ain't too deep - have tried the likes of the D3 etc, but they are just too damn big to fit...

Every now and again I have to pop mine out and sit them in the airing cupboard.

It's a 2004 td5

I had the same problem about 6 months ago this is what I did and its not misted up since.First of all you have to take the complete headlamp out its really simple then you have to make sure you get ALL of the water that lays in the bottom of the headlamp out, I used a hairdryer then tipped it upside down and left it in a warm place until all the condensation has gone. the next thing I did was to remove the small rubber grommets from the back of the headlight I am not sure but I think these may have been fitted to stop water getting in if you go off road and drive through water,By taking these out I feel that it allows the condensation to escape through the holes as I said that was 6 months ago and I have had no condensation since and we have more rain in the last 6 months than the whole of last year I hope this helps it did for me hope it does for you.I have kept the rubber grommets just in case !!!!

Lol. I've got three inches of water in my indicators! Does that count as condensation?

I have drilled holes in my indicators so water drains out, but then again, I go through indicators rather quickly.

GreenHornet @ Tilford Lane - YouTube

I this video I don't seem to have any???????

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uua3okArLq4

I don't so much have condensation, as Goldfish.

GreenHornet said:

I have drilled holes in my indicators so water drains out, but then again, I go through indicators rather quickly.

GreenHornet @ Tilford Lane - YouTube

I this video I don't seem to have any???????

Ian being rescued at Salisbury plain - YouTube

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stop panel beating hi lux's

I considered myself as providing a service by moving burnt out wrecks. I would have had the alloys of it but they had locking nuts.

GreenHornet said:

I considered myself as providing a service by moving burnt out wrecks. I would have had the alloys of it but they had locking nuts.

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ammer and chisel!

if it had been around here my mate would of hiab'd and been away with it,
then you could of had the wheels,

Keep britain tidy!!

discodrivercumbria said:

Keep britain tidy!!

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Absolutely.

Well I have taken the headlight out it had 1/2 pint of water in it reason being the cover that covers the bulb is missing does any one have one for beer tokens

darrenm said:

Well I have taken the headlight out it had 1/2 pint of water in it reason being the cover that covers the bulb is missing does any one have one for beer tokens

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XBQ000050 Is the large one.
XBQ000060 Is the small one.

Cheers.

GreenHornet said:

I have drilled holes in my indicators so water drains out

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Me too, and the tail lights, and the wife's Avensis lights front and back!

darrenm said:

Well I have taken the headlight out it had 1/2 pint of water in it reason being the cover that covers the bulb is missing does any one have one for beer tokens

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they will still steam up, mine do, i am going to take rubber gromets out when i get around to it, dried em out once, only lasts a little while

Iv taken mine out today while I was emptying out the water

darrenm said:

Iv taken mine out today while I was emptying out the water

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