Headlights misting over
Is anyone else experiencing the Headlights misting over inside the sealed units, both lenses have misted over, so condensation must be getting in somewhere.
Ordered XC40 D3 Inscription Automatic, Pine Grey, Charcoal Leather, Winter Pack, Rear Parking Camera, Tempra Spare Wheel. (Ordered 23/5/18) Delivered 20th September 2018.
Thanks, spoke to dealership and they tell me it should clear when the lights are on, I did Forty miles with lights on and it was still misted.
Ordered XC40 D3 Inscription Automatic, Pine Grey, Charcoal Leather, Winter Pack, Rear Parking Camera, Tempra Spare Wheel. (Ordered 23/5/18) Delivered 20th September 2018.
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Alistair72 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:38 pm When they say “all exterior lighting is designed to resist this” do they mean there will be no corrosion in the light housing even after years of this misting? I was going to start a thread about this a few days ago because every time I put my car in the garage, after driving in cold weather, there is condensation in the headlights. I really don’t think it should be as bad as it is because surely Volvos are designed to be used in winter conditions!
Hmmmm....
I wonder if I drive to get my inspection or MOT i believe you call it,it would fail because of misted headlights...
Maybe the led dosn’t generate heat as the old Edison bulbs.....
I wonder if I drive to get my inspection or MOT i believe you call it,it would fail because of misted headlights...
Maybe the led dosn’t generate heat as the old Edison bulbs.....
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Peter G wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:01 pm Hmmmm....
I wonder if I drive to get my inspection or MOT i believe you call it,it would fail because of misted headlights...
Maybe the led dosn’t generate heat as the old Edison bulbs.....
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I would imagine misted headlights could be a problem at MOT time. My test would be in March when it could still be wintry. Drivers of other makes with LED lights are also reporting the phenomenon and are being told it is “normal”. I think it looks pretty naff and must affect the lights performance.