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hsehsttd4 Member Since: 08 Aug 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds Posts: 31 |
I have a very annoying problem moisture in my rear light. I have checked for cracks and there are none, I have removed the light and blasted it with a hair dryer and it went for a few days but is now back. May just have to buy a new one. Any other ideas would be helpful. |
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21st Oct 2010 4:49 pm |
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hsehsttd4 Member Since: 08 Aug 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds Posts: 31 |
Will try the silicon idea I think, will blast it with the hair dryer again dry it out and leave it in the airing cupboard overnight for good measure then seal it. |
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21st Oct 2010 5:12 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13291 |
there is a gor-tex covered vent in the light to let moisture out At work
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21st Oct 2010 5:20 pm |
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hsehsttd4 Member Since: 08 Aug 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds Posts: 31 |
Has it got a grey plastic cap on it? |
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21st Oct 2010 5:31 pm |
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toeknee Member Since: 14 Feb 2009 Location: out and about Posts: 1509 |
As CG says, I had a similar problem with the front lights, not long after I bought my FL2 Popped in to the local dealer and after a long conversation re warranty replacement, the service chap took me outside and pointed out that all the FL2’s had condition in them and explained about the Gotrtex membrane.
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21st Oct 2010 7:41 pm |
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gilfishman Member Since: 06 Aug 2008 Location: Church Village Posts: 604 |
had one replaced under warranty for this problem with my first 08 fl2. Current: Freelander 2 GS, Orkney Grey, Factory fit privacy glass, design pack and Clearview pack. Almond Leather ,rear spoiler,rear mudflaps.my13.
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21st Oct 2010 9:01 pm |
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druand Member Since: 07 Sep 2009 Location: south ayrshire Posts: 825 |
Condensation in headlamps is not a problem, I was with Ford when plastic lens first appeared we had bulletins about this. The lamps have to be vented due to high temperatures from modern bulbs and lenses being made from plastic. Under certain weather conditions condensation will happen. It will do no harm.
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21st Oct 2010 11:16 pm |
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W.D.C.A.P.H. Member Since: 19 Feb 2010 Location: Stonehenge Posts: 310 |
Agreed, it won't do any harm, but I have seen cases where it was bad enough to alter the beam pattern. Certainly a possible safety issue. We Don't Care About Pot Holes !! |
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22nd Oct 2010 12:56 am |
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tim4848 Member Since: 11 Apr 2010 Location: Baildon Posts: 47 |
10 days out of warranty and my nearside rear light cluster has some condensation in it. My question is, is it just a case of removing the 2 screws that are exposed when the taillift is raised and then pulling rearwards off two metal poppers?
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19th Mar 2013 7:47 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
It is a well known and documented condition and if you read tha owners manual it will tell you it is normal for condensation to be present in the light units. |
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19th Mar 2013 7:51 pm |
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tim4848 Member Since: 11 Apr 2010 Location: Baildon Posts: 47 |
thanks for the quick reply. i would have thought that if it was normal, then the other light would be the same and that it would have happened on previous occasions. maybe it'll dissappear when summer arrives (all 3 days of it if we're lucky). i'm inclined to believe the water has got in there during jet-washing i just wanted to get rid of it as it's unsightly |
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19th Mar 2013 8:08 pm |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
Must be a near side thing, my near side one fills with condensation, off side always clear. |
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19th Mar 2013 8:12 pm |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1402 |
My car lives outside for the whole year. I occasionally get spots of condensation inside my rear light clusters but they clear by themselves.
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19th Mar 2013 8:34 pm |
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SYFL2 Member Since: 16 Jun 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2597 |
I had this problem in a rear light when i first got mine,there was also dust in the light,i tracked it down to the plastic parting where it meets the black trim part,some black silicone mastic sorted it out. |
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19th Mar 2013 9:39 pm |
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