Mud-club

Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: beast5680 on July 21, 2010, 20:52:09

Title: headlight condensation td5
Post by: beast5680 on July 21, 2010, 20:52:09

anyone else had condensation build up inside the headlight unit on a td5 disco? and if so how do you cure it?

Title: Re: headlight condensation td5
Post by: landroverkeith on July 22, 2010, 08:56:50

I get it in the Off Side Head Lamp too, be interested in knowing how to cure it too

Title: Re: headlight condensation td5
Post by: mac on July 22, 2010, 09:08:18

The moisture will get in either through a small gap in the sealant between the two halves - run a thin bead of silicone around the edge - or a gap or hole in the rubber boot around the bulb hoder. Remove the headlamp, 2 minute job, if there's a lot of moisture you can get a lot of it out by pushing some kitchen roll in and shake the lamp around, then leave it in a warm dry place or in the sun with the hole upwards. No stone chips in the lens ? I bought a pattern unit for my 300 TDi from our Main Stealer, a Marelli unit much cheaper than OEM and it was identical - they'd even ground off the LR logo in the middle of the lens.