3R Headlights Clouding- Reseal or vent?

[StreetDragster]

Hi all

I'm having a reoccurring issue with the headlights Clouding up, I've resealed them twice now and they seem great for about 8-9 months before the Clouding returns.

I'm considering doing the opposite and ventilating them so any moisture rich air can move in and out, is this a good idea? Anyone done anything similar?

Thanks

Matt

[andygtt]

mine are completely open at the rear with no cover on them at all, they cloud when left outside but it clears quickly when moving... I made inner wheel arch panels that stop water an crud from the wheel getting anywhere near the lights.

[StreetDragster]

Do you have a picture of what you have made?

Do you find dust gets inside the lights and need periodic cleaning out?

Streaming when parked is what I'm trying to avoid, make the car look cheap

Matt

[M.Ako]

Interested to see where this is going, I have the same issue

[Ian Perry]

M.Ako said:

Interested to see where this is going, I have the same issue

Ditto ,passenger side only.

[andygtt]

to permanently stop steaming when parked you will need to seal the light then suck the moisture in the air in it out... then it will only last so long as the light units are thin GF and not exactly fully air tight.

The only dirt that has got in mine is when the car was lacquered early in the year and they have clearly not masked them off properly... bit annoyed about it but have not sorted it yet.
I did it because I made the light pods myself and didn't see the point sealing the things making them non adjustable when the steamed up anyhow lol

[SwankBaton]

Fog-x and silica gel bags in the buckets helped on mine.

[StreetDragster]

I have the gel bags, but I think they are absorbing the moisture for so long, then eventually start evaporating it back into the headlight.

It's very annoying, one of my major gripes

[simonx50]

Mine does it only when the lights are on.

[Quantum Steve]

Mine is passenger side only too. really annoying.

[StreetDragster]

Seems some other marque's have had some success with applying goretex material over cut in vent holes, might be worth a shot I guess but I think it'll still steam e when parked

[Adrian W]

why not just bond in a breather tube, this is what lamp manufacturers do to get over this problem.

[M.Ako]

Followed an old thread to this stage and it went no further. Think somebody mentioned Porsche used to do it.

Maybe with windscreen washer hose the plastic non return valve you find in the same line?

Who's going to be the first to drill their light?

[SwankBaton]

Hardly drilling the light now is it, its a plastic bucket with some tubing bonded in if you want to go that route.
Neoprene gaskets instead of silicone, whizz the self tappers off, replace silica gel bags. 3 minutes work?

[M.Ako]

Seems my drivers side fogging was caused by harness grommet not seated. There was a fair amount of water sat in the cover and with the clam up this drained into the light unit through the indicator lens , not that sealed I guess. With the clam down and the rear cover off it has drained out and onto the floor , I currently have a heat gun pointed towards the unit to dry it out. As mentioned in previous post, neoprene gaskets will be made, and a little sealant around the grommet.

[StreetDragster]

Not managed to find a bulkhead connector or pipe stud that can be easily bonded in, but what about using a couple of these to bolt in some air vents into the headlight?

Could attached a small pipe and P-clip a weir into it so moisture from the wheels isn't directed up the pipe?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331669766036?_trksid=p20...

Thanks

Matt