Moisture in the Headlights!

[LunchBox04V]

Hey folks, an tip on how to get the moisture out? It is on a JDM BD headlight.... Kinda pissed about it.... of well. Any help would be great. I have heard that those little packets in electronic packaging work well, but where do you put them? Thanks for the help.

[WinterKnoll]

This is probably extremely unnecessary, but you could bake the headlights and pull them apart, wait for them to dry out, and then put them back together. Either way, you should probably look for places where the adhesive is coming off where the moisture may have gotten in and repair them.

[LunchBox04V]

I was thinking about doing that. I am doing the JDM sidemarker swap, and had to pull the headlights anyway. I will think about it. I would rather not "bake" my headlights..... lol Thanks though.

[Huffer]

Hey folks, an tip on how to get the moisture out? It is on a JDM BD headlight.... Kinda pissed about it.... of well. Any help would be great. I have heard that those little packets in electronic packaging work well, but where do you put them? Thanks for the help.

The silica packets - you have to put them INSIDE the cavity where moisture is present.

Your best bet is to clean the socket seals (where the bulb goes in) and apply some grease or silicone to the rubber to help it keep a reasonably airtight seal.

Other thing you can do is use a hairdryer and blow hot air into the cavity for a few minutes, then quickly install the bulb holders and leave the lights on.

Condensation appears when the temperature change inside a space is too quick.

You can also use a heatgun to bake open the lights and then take the opportunity to "blackout" the surrounds (see HeresMyMind) and then reseal using a commercial grade sealer.

[chuckthefuk]

You can also use a heatgun to bake open the lights .... and then reseal using a commercial grade sealer.

I'v done this on a few Subaru and a couple of e36 BMW's.

It works hands down!

Takes time depending on if your baking the light or heat gunning the seals.

-Chuck

[2.5GT]

Make sure you bake your headlamps at the right temp. or else you'll end up melting the lenses...ask me how :oops: :lol:

[LunchBox04V]

Yeah, it was using the highbeams for an extended time that got the temperature up in the light. lol I have been in the city too long, I hardly use the high beam, except in negotiations. haha I think that I might fix it if/when I black out the headlights. Still not sure if I want to do that...... For that matter, I thought it might be cool to try painting them tan, ike the car.... what do you guys think. And the JDM sides are in. Looks amazing, and only took about 1.5 hours. Rather easy to be honest...