Condenstation Problem

Mike_2k5 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 04:40 AM

Yes I've searched through all the threads so don't respond with search. I've been fighting this condenstation problem for three days now. Thursday I got a car wash and about half my headlight was fogged up inside. Since than it has been almost gone than back at half. Saturday it was sort of cloudy but I took it outside and faced it toward the sun, turned on the headlights and high beams and started to blow dry. 20-30 minutes later everything dissapeared but a little later my whole headlight was now fogged so I retired for that day. Sunday it was 60 with sun all day long. I kept moving my car toward the sun so it would shine on the headlamp the whole day. 5 hours later everything was gone. Drove around, took it back inside my garage, came back later to check and it is around 40% fogged. What is going on? I'm assuming the cold air is causing this. Is there so much water inside, and I thought our head lamps had vent hole that would help get rid of all this moisture. Any of you guys ever had it this bad?

xtremeaudio44 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 04:48 AM

I've never had that problem before and I have even opened mine up to install the DDEs. Is it both of them or only one? I would take it to the dealer and have it replaced under warranty. They aren't supposed to have any sort of condensation inside since they are sealed.

panteedropper · #3 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 05:36 AM

have you installed an aftermarket HID kit recently?? i had a problem like this, what i did was, i pulled the highs and the lows out and then i blew a hair dryer at the housings for about 10 minutes. then i immediately but the bulbs back in and sealed it.

Mike_2k5 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 05:42 AM

I did install HIDs but it was about like a month or so ago. During that month it rained and snowed and I didn't encounter any problems till a couple days. The other headlight sometime fogs up both only for a couple minute and immediatly dissapears. I have that gold member warranty but if I take it back to Nissan won't they be like can't do nothing since you messed around with it?

Mike_2k5 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 05:44 AM

Panteedropper, I assumed you didn't remove the headlight out of the car? Did you use silicone by the way?

I was going to do it today but it was too frustrated.

ChIIINat · #6 (**permalink**) 03-07-2005, 04:00 PM

I have the same problem on passenger side headlight. I did take it to the dealership and the maintance guy said there was wasn't anything they could do because the headlight have a small hole at the bottom. But I've had this problem since Oct when I replaced the low beam bulbs.