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Condensation in head lights


Keith Bell

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  • 1 month later...

Hi

I had the same problem. Getting rid of the moisture isnt hard, have a scan on youtube and they show you how to do it. I took the light unit out of the car. This is not as scary as you may think and you can do it. I have done it ten times now and can do it with my eyes closed. Get light out, take out bulbs. Plug the light bulb holes with cloth. leave the cornering light hole open and blast air down the hole with the hairdryer. The moisture will disappear. Then get some clear mastic and reseal the clear lense to the plastic to stop moisture getting back in. Whilst you have lights off unscrew the silver ballast box thats on the light. Give it a shake as it may contain water that has seeped in, consider changing if you want. Put it all back together.

Now I did all that and afterwards had a big problem with one of my dipped and main beam. But that probably has something to do with the new ballast I put on (to be confirmed). Depending on what type of light you have and the cost, a new set of freshly bought lights do look really good, just a thought.

Regards

 

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Hi, hoping someone still looks at this forum. My son has a 2012 insignia with major mot issues around headlamps, o/s is full of condensation and the ballast has blown bulb has blown and the motor is seized, also the ecu's ? are dodgy. The n/s has issues with intermittent failure of the ballast and motor and also needs ecu. Any help with ideas af where to find this stuff, been told ballast is main dealer only and I have no idea where to look for ecu's other than md. Any help will be appreciated, thanks Rob

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my 61 reg insignia has a condensation problem,ive spent a couple of hours with the hairdryer and cleared ,lo and behold the moisture is back i also used some clear sealant to seal it but the problems back due to the wet weather.

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