Headlight moisture...how to remove it?

[DTAYLOR]

My 80 has been sitting unmoved for about 5 months. Now the headlights have a bit of moisture in them. I assume it can somehow be removed.

pass side
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drivers side
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Any thoughts?

 

[alkaline747trio]

Burn them on high beams for a while?

 

[RavenTai]

I got some in my headlights on a recent wash (did the engine bay also) using the headlights just made it condense on the lense, what worked was pulling all 4 bulbs out and driving arround on a hot day

 

[-Spike-]

The lights ain't gonna do it- the moisture will still be in the box. You need to open the box and get the moisture out. Pull the bulbs and either move air through them, or you might try alcohol plus air movement. You'd probably have to remove the assembly for that, then pour in the alcohol, swish around, and dump, then air out. I have no idea what the alcohol would do to the fixture. I'd try RavenTai's idea first, not because I think it will work (except that he said it did) but because it's easiest, and you should always start with the easiest.

-Spike

 

[DTAYLOR]

The lights ain't gonna do it- the moisture will still be in the box. You need to open the box and get the moisture out. Pull the bulbs and either move air through them, or you might try alcohol plus air movement. You'd probably have to remove the assembly for that, then pour in the alcohol, swish around, and dump, then air out. I have no idea what the alcohol would do to the fixture. I'd try RavenTai's idea first, not because I think it will work (except that he said it did) but because it's easiest, and you should always start with the easiest.

-Spike

Thanks. I'll try that.

 

[alkaline747trio]

I vote remove the high beams, and run the lows. That will create heat to remove it easier, and the hole from the highs will let it escape, not too many "hot" days left.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

What I have done before is drop a couple peices of instant rice into the housing. It will suck up the moisture.

 

[barrypt5]

What about a hair dryer on low heat and hi speed...get a lot of volume of air moving around in there...

barrypt5