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<blockquote data-quote="Supremus" data-source="post: 383085" data-attributes="member: 18459"><p>I took my headlamp apart and this is what i found and did, </p><p></p><p>1. No major crack, so dont have a clue how water or air went in. </p><p>2. remove breather hose and found that filter has disintegrated, remove filter and replaced with sponge (taken from dish waster sponge, new ones which i cut to size)</p><p>3. Found that some wire housing became brittle and bits and pieces found its way into the headlamp housing</p><p>4. Removed brittle wire housing and wrapped them with electrical tape. </p><p>4. Air Dry the headlamp housing with heat gun and also high pressure air gun. This forces the bits of brittle wire housing out of the headlamp.</p><p>6. Air dry until headlamp housing became dry.</p><p>7. Wanted to re-seal headlamp housing with Silicon but upon further inspection... i still cant see any crack so i decided not too. </p><p>8. Installed the Headlamp</p><p>9. after completion of installing.... minor condensation is seen forming again.. i think this is due to the temperature difference. ( Outside temp is cold since is raining and inner headlamp is warm)</p><p>10. Cant do much but to wait and see .. after about 3 hours condensation disappeared.</p><p>11. 2 days passed and it rained.... lucky me no condensation..</p><p>13. Today after it rain and i found a little condensation... but not too major.. </p><p></p><p>I still feel uneasy, i didnt have the problem solved. but just minimized it.. </p><p></p><p>If it happens again.. im gonna have it sealed with silicon..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Supremus, post: 383085, member: 18459"] I took my headlamp apart and this is what i found and did, 1. No major crack, so dont have a clue how water or air went in. 2. remove breather hose and found that filter has disintegrated, remove filter and replaced with sponge (taken from dish waster sponge, new ones which i cut to size) 3. Found that some wire housing became brittle and bits and pieces found its way into the headlamp housing 4. Removed brittle wire housing and wrapped them with electrical tape. 4. Air Dry the headlamp housing with heat gun and also high pressure air gun. This forces the bits of brittle wire housing out of the headlamp. 6. Air dry until headlamp housing became dry. 7. Wanted to re-seal headlamp housing with Silicon but upon further inspection... i still cant see any crack so i decided not too. 8. Installed the Headlamp 9. after completion of installing.... minor condensation is seen forming again.. i think this is due to the temperature difference. ( Outside temp is cold since is raining and inner headlamp is warm) 10. Cant do much but to wait and see .. after about 3 hours condensation disappeared. 11. 2 days passed and it rained.... lucky me no condensation.. 13. Today after it rain and i found a little condensation... but not too major.. I still feel uneasy, i didnt have the problem solved. but just minimized it.. If it happens again.. im gonna have it sealed with silicon.. [/QUOTE]
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