545-fun-car

Hello Gang - new to the forum. Have a 2004 - 545 I purchased last November and have noticed some moisture inside blinker section of the right headlight. Has anyone else ever seen this?

Thanks for any ideas.

Bill

Shlooky

I too have this problem, one of the recommendations is to put it in an oven (low heat) and let the moisture clear out. once done you remove the headlight and seal it properly and reinstall.

I have not done this yet, I don't have the tools to remove my headlight. There are two screws at the bottom that are hard to reach.

545-fun-car

Apparently it must be a real challenge to remove the unit (headlight assembly). From what I can tell it requires removal of the bumper and a few other items.

Oh well.

luigi524td

Take an easier route to help reduce / remove the moisture that collects in headlights when they cool down. Remove the bulb holder and with access to the inside of the lamp housing use a hair dryer and direct the warm air into the housing. It might be necessary to fashion some flexible tubing to get into that space. (like a vacuum cleaner hose. or a piece of 1" rubber hose) The warm air should be permitted to vent out of the housing - carrying moisture with it (remember, warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air - that's what causes condensation to form in the headlights as they cool down)

Afterward, be sure the rubber gaskets or seating surfaces of the bulb holders are tightly closed. Sometimes a thin thin coating of white lube on the gasket will help seal them. That will help reduce the possibility that moist air will make its way into the headlamp housing.

545-fun-car

Great suggestion Luigi - I'll sure give that a try.

luigi524td

You're welcome Let us know how it works out ...

Shlooky

Thanks, I will also try your procedure Luigi, since I now have the eye browse enabled, the one side looks really bad due to moisture.