How To Prevent Water Forming Inside Your Headlights
Do you have a problem of water collecting inside your headlights?
Your headlights are an important safety factor in your vehicle for both day and night driving. Not only are they responsible for lighting the road ahead of you at night, they make you visible to other drivers in the day.
A build-up of water on the inside of the headlight lens reduces their effectiveness and can create dangerous driving conditions for you, especially during the night.
Why does water form on the inside of a headlight?
This is a more common occurrence in areas where the air contains moisture. Your headlights create heat and as the temperature drops outside or your headlights cool down, cooler air enters into the headlight assembly.
By design, the assembly contains vents usually located on both the top and the bottom. These prevent the headlight assembly from cracking due to differences in pressures associated with driving and different climates.
Cooler moist air that enters the headlight assembly causes moisture to be deposited on the insight of the headlight. Some condensation is normal because when the temperature rises outside or the assembly is warmed by using the headlight, this condensation evaporates.
Problems occur when the vents in the headlights become blocked with debris or if vehicles are parked in cooler areas of shade or in underground parking complexes.
The moisture tends to collect and overtime will form a more like raindrops and may even run down into the assembly and pool.
This can not only obscure the light pattern projected by the headlight but should the moisture come in contact with the headlamp itself, it can blow, meaning your vehicle will have only a single light in operation.
Should you notice condensation forming on the inside of your headlight, check the vents on the headlight assembly. Remove any debris that may have built up to allow air to flow freely through the assembly. Spiders and insect tend to like the heat generated by the headlights and use the headlight assembly as their nests or hiding places during cooler nights.
If you have water pooling, you may have to remove the headlight assembly, pour out the excess water and let it dry for a few hours inside before placing it back in the vehicle.
If the problem persists, visit your dealer. There may be something wrong with the headlight assembly itself and the manufacturer may have issued a technical service bulletin requiring the dealer to install a retrofit to correct the problem.
Remember your headlights are an important piece of your vehicle. Ensuring they operate correctly and provide you with enough light in both for both day time visibility and night time driving is essential for remaining safe on the roads.
Your headlights are an important safety factor in your vehicle for both day and night driving. Not only are they responsible for lighting the road ahead of you at night, they make you visible to other drivers in the day.
A build-up of water on the inside of the headlight lens reduces their effectiveness and can create dangerous driving conditions for you, especially during the night.
Why does water form on the inside of a headlight?
This is a more common occurrence in areas where the air contains moisture. Your headlights create heat and as the temperature drops outside or your headlights cool down, cooler air enters into the headlight assembly.
By design, the assembly contains vents usually located on both the top and the bottom. These prevent the headlight assembly from cracking due to differences in pressures associated with driving and different climates.
Cooler moist air that enters the headlight assembly causes moisture to be deposited on the insight of the headlight. Some condensation is normal because when the temperature rises outside or the assembly is warmed by using the headlight, this condensation evaporates.
Problems occur when the vents in the headlights become blocked with debris or if vehicles are parked in cooler areas of shade or in underground parking complexes.
The moisture tends to collect and overtime will form a more like raindrops and may even run down into the assembly and pool.
This can not only obscure the light pattern projected by the headlight but should the moisture come in contact with the headlamp itself, it can blow, meaning your vehicle will have only a single light in operation.
Should you notice condensation forming on the inside of your headlight, check the vents on the headlight assembly. Remove any debris that may have built up to allow air to flow freely through the assembly. Spiders and insect tend to like the heat generated by the headlights and use the headlight assembly as their nests or hiding places during cooler nights.
If you have water pooling, you may have to remove the headlight assembly, pour out the excess water and let it dry for a few hours inside before placing it back in the vehicle.
If the problem persists, visit your dealer. There may be something wrong with the headlight assembly itself and the manufacturer may have issued a technical service bulletin requiring the dealer to install a retrofit to correct the problem.
Remember your headlights are an important piece of your vehicle. Ensuring they operate correctly and provide you with enough light in both for both day time visibility and night time driving is essential for remaining safe on the roads.
