headlight condensation
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Printed Date: 19-April-2024 at 20:13
Topic: headlight condensation
Posted By: mikee
Subject: headlight condensation
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 07:42
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on my third e36 and each one has always aquired a load of condensation on the inside of the glass headlights on cold mornings. its really beginning to drive me mad! help me before i do something crazy like buy a set of angel eyes from bm-ripoffs.com....
------------- m3 evo convertible |
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Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 08:23
This is a problem mate You could buy new seals for the glass Or drill a couple of small holes at back of unit(on covers) to let moisture out
I have done this on my fogs and works a treat ------------- Previous: E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets Current: 116i Sport F20 |
mikee wrote:Posted By: mikee
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 10:54
thaks for the tip... ill have to fire up the black and decker! ------------- m3 evo convertible |
Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 12:11
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Yeh, alot of people swear at it, then by it!! A 3mm hole on each cover should do it. ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 12:26
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Just a thought, if you pop out the dipped headlight bulb and then power on your headlights for a while, then the heat should clear the condensation and the gap for the dipped bulb will give the condensation somewhere to go. Maybe that's too simple an idea!? ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: Simon325i sport
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 15:09
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I've also read about some of the e36 guys putting some small satchets of silica gel in the headlamp assembly somewhere out of sight, not sure where though as I'm not familiar with the e36 headlight assembly. ------------- 
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Posted By: born-slippy
Date Posted: 12-February-2005 at 18:32
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That didnt work for me and had a go at letting the headlights 'breath' and that did ****** all too I even silicon sealed both headlights! so at the minute i've given up trying to stop the misting. BTW changing to new angle eyes headlights can still have this problem i've been told. Edited to remove objectionable language, please read the forum guidelines ------------- 99 m3 |
Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 13-February-2005 at 02:52
No mate, that wouldn't work as you need cold & dry air to remove condensation, this is why BMW also recommend that you use air con all year round, keeps the windows nice & clear even in winter. Anyway, back to the lights, the best cure I've heard is simply drilling a 3mm hole on the cover of each light. If you removed you bulb, then you would have no heat source anyway, plus it's not handy to do that every time they mist up. Drilling a hole is best. ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: mick_n3
Date Posted: 14-February-2005 at 03:25
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Drilling a hole is best way, I fitted a set of FK Angels units and even they misted up, this was cured when I fitted the HID conversions as you have to make a hole in the bulb cover to fit the HID bulbs and wiring, no more misting. ------------- |
