Well, they ARE designed to do that, but it shouldn't stay forever in there.

Up to a certain point this is considered NORMAL by Hella and BMW.

 

Thats what the BMW paper work said although ive yet to see any lights that are designed to mist up. Mine I think though are worse than what they consider acceptable, as i said they get worse than the pics ive posted. I will know next week anyway after the new lights are fitted.

 

I just got the second one a couple months back. 3.5 years of fighting...

And I didn't just had the problem that they mist up, I also had fingerprints on the xenon lens!

 

all my past cars with xenons have fogged up to a certain degree. Nothng like your pics though. And yes, they are vented with holes, because how else would those tiny little spiders get in there

 

Just a bit of feedback. My lights were replaced last Wednesday after three days of BMW sending the wrong light unit out to the dealer. Weve had rain here over a couple of days and the new light units dont seem to mist up so it looks like the problem has been fixed.

 

That's the part that is confusing me.

They keep telling us it's normal, but once new headlights are installed the problems ar egone or acceptable.


It's the same with my car...

 

Dam Dandle that ish is bad

 

Hey all,

I also saw that my headlights are steaming on the inside due to rainy weather...
The car is still in warranty so I'm going to tell my dealer about this. Has anyone had the headlights replaced after having complained just once?



Thanks!

 

I agree with those that say the headlights are not sealed...they are NOT. One way to get the moisture out is to "bake" the assembly in an open oven on low/warm temp. This will evaporate the moisture out. Let the assembly cool before reinstalling in the car and dont do all this when the humidity is high outside. When warming the assembly, keep the electrical connectino sockets up (highest point) as this is the area of the largest opening to the outside. You want the moisture to evaporate up and out and not get trapped somewhere else. Make sure the rubber tubes are not split, broken or missing.

 

That is exactly what they did with my car this week. They oven-dried the headlights to remove the moisture and then replaced the gaskets that should prevent humidity from getting inside.

I'll wait and see how it evolves when it rains again.