Member Since: 10 Oct 2011
Location: suffolk
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condensation in headlight
condensation in front o/s headlight can u take lense off and clean inside and reseal it has anybody done this or is a buy another any help will be most great thanks
16th May 2012 11:01 am
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
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You can take them apart but it's not a five minute job and probably not for the faint hearted, besides they are not 100% sealed in any case.
The best way would probably be to remove the affected lamp unit and keep it indoors somewhere nice and warm for a while, take the caps off the back first though (the access caps for changing bulbs.)Clive
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16th May 2012 11:08 am
Wiggy Man
Member Since: 14 Nov 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 158
Hi Manni
This is a post which shows you how to take it apart
but as crwoody says think taking apart should be last resort
16th May 2012 11:15 am
Wiggy Man
Member Since: 14 Nov 2010
Location: Hampshire
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Unless of course you do the conversion.
Love mine, look 8)
16th May 2012 11:17 am
Fudpucker
Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Banbury
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Is there anyway to get the bulb out and blow hot air from a hair drier into the lamp unit until its dry?
16th May 2012 11:29 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
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I had a puddle in the bootm of mine so took apart and removed the horrible orange rubbish as well, it really isn't that bad a job
I did also put a large bag of silica gell in the back of each one as well (100g bag) and they have been totally dry Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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16th May 2012 11:30 am
therso
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Did the hairdryer bit with limited success (bulbs removed etc.), but then tried the silica gel method which worked a treat. Will attempt the 'taking apart' task at later date.
16th May 2012 12:25 pm
manni
Member Since: 10 Oct 2011
Location: suffolk
Posts: 20
thanks for all your replies took light out and back cover off (light bulb covers)and poured out *hit loads of water out so will probably have to take it apart what is the conversion which is suggested thanks once again
16th May 2012 2:27 pm
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I was watching "Wheeler Dealers" on Discovery Turbo the other night, and Ed was doing up a P38 Range Rover. The front foglights were missing and he commented about there been 2 pipes in the socket where the fog light should have been.
This was he said, to help dry out the lights after wading, apparently the pipes were fitted to allow the heat from the lamp to rise up one of the pipes, and sucking fresh air in via the other.
Does this work in practice (never had a P38 to try it)?
Maybe a similar system could be used to keep a leaking D3/4 headlight dry?
16th May 2012 2:56 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Light clusters are sealed. The condensation in the lights is not unsual, one of mine was like it on delivery dealer replaced. The other got misty later. I just took the plug off the back and left them in for 30 mins. Put the plug in with some silicon grease on the O ring, no problems since.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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Same here, remove the bulb cover switch on for 30 minutes and they dry out under their own heat (if it's just misted) then before re assembling silicon grease the o-rings. Worked a treat on D3 and D4
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