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Offline The Danno

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Condensation in xenon headlamps
« on: 16 August 2010, 08:48 »
Washing the car yesterday. Sprayed some autoglym insect remover over the front of the car. Left it for a min. Washed it off normally, and low and behold, bloody condensation on the inside of the glass!! WTF?!? It eventually went away. Anyone else had this? I have been in Italy, wonder if that affected anything with the heat at one point being 37c
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Offline mike.

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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #1 on: 16 August 2010, 08:57 »
I used to get this on the MK5.

The bulb surface temperature can reach 700 deg C  :shocked:
This can cause condensation when they are cooling down, depending on the outside temperature and humidity.
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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #2 on: 16 August 2010, 10:17 »
It says in the manual for normal lights, I'm not sure about xenons but would expect them to be the same, that condensation inside the light unit can occur and is perfectly normal.
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Offline The Danno

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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #3 on: 16 August 2010, 10:47 »
Many thanks p3asa
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #4 on: 22 November 2010, 19:24 »
What about in the rear left indicator section? (non Leds), looking positively dripping today.
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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #5 on: 22 November 2010, 19:30 »
I thought condensation in headlights and tail lights was a thing of the past. It really should not happen in modern cars, but it does and it does not look very nice. Have it checked and sorted.
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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #6 on: 22 November 2010, 19:34 »
Quote from: mike. on 16 August 2010, 08:57
I used to get this on the MK5.

The bulb surface temperature can reach 700 deg C  :shocked:
This can cause condensation when they are cooling down, depending on the outside temperature and humidity.

+1 My MK5 did the same. only in winter and only after short trips.
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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #7 on: 22 November 2010, 21:10 »
If the lights are not totally sealed it will always get condensation in it. Most lights have gone over to not been totally sealed anymore and even have a drain pipe on them.
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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #8 on: 22 November 2010, 21:12 »
Quote from: Snoopy on 22 November 2010, 21:10
If the lights are not totally sealed it will always get condensation in it. Most lights have gone over to not been totally sealed anymore and even have a drain pipe on them.

The Aston DB9 belonging to a colleague has one misted headlamp. Looks awful. :sick:
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Re: Condensation in xenon headlamps
« Reply #9 on: 24 November 2010, 10:20 »
I wish I had xenon's to have condensation in  :sad:
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