my car is not under warrenty, is there any thing i can do to get rid of it without taking the headlight apart??? or is it cheap to just place the headlights???

 

Speak with Acura CS and see if they'll entertain a goodwill swap.
Honda UK done it for me - car almost 4 years old.

 

Its not cheap to replace your headlights. Haveyou ever had a experience with opening the headlights? If you do then you should reseal it..

 

Ask about a goodwill swap before you do anything yourself. Call your dealer and customer service and see what they say.

 

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tried that already, sucks to be me!!!

 

Who did you call exactly? The dealer? Did you try Acura customer service? What did each of them say?

 

i call the dealer, they said it was not covered since its out of warrenty.
customer service told me the same but they were gunna put my claim into review.

 

I'm going through the exact same problem! The dealership is not willing to repair it and they gave me an estament of about $1300.00!!! I don't know what to do

 

$1300!?
Christ! For half that (almost), you could buy EDM ones and fit them yourself if you're handy with a screwdriver.

 

take out the headlight and resilicone it. i did it like 6 months ago no probs since.

 

Just take out the headlight, heat up the two mating surfaces with a heat gun, then apply pressure to reseal it. The heat gun method is much more manageable than the oven method when soften up the seal. I would do one section at a time, like top first, then bottom. I didn't find it necessary to open up the casing and apply any sealant. The heat gun is sufficient enough to soften the existing sealant. The lens will seal up fine once pressure is applied. Let the unit sit for a few hours for curing time (overnight preferred) before reinstall.

 

Hey thanks for the info I did that...just hope that it will stop leaking..Iguess I'll find out this week if it's going to work or not since there's like a five day storm right now

 

i belive its a defect....ive had my drivers side headlight replaced twice under warranty...i just hope the stupid thing doesnt do it again, warranty just ended!

 

I had mine replaced THREE times under warranty already. I have about 3k miles left in my warranty, so I hope it will not condensate anymore after this time!

 

Ok, Kinda on/off topic here. My next door neighbor "missed" his driveway, and

backed into my car. The driveways are side-by-side. Hit it only hard enough to

crack my front plate cover. It was dark, so I didn't notice anything until lunch

today. I had my lights on going to work, went out at lunch time to take a


better look, and noticed there was a little condensation on the drivers side. I'm

going to take it to the dealer in the morning, to see if anything else was


damaged. I really like the guy, and his insurance will cover anything that

needs fixed. Now my question is, is this more of a warranty issue, or do you

think the hit caused this? If the hit caused it, and his insurance covers

it,should I go for the JDM headlight from Heeltoe? Or would that be an abuse

someway? The guy is about 75, would do just about anything for you, and

keeps an eye on things when no one is home.

Thanks guys,
Ken

 

i'm having the same prob 2004 tsx...only my passenger headlight has now gone out, which may be the inverter from the condensation. dealer won't replace, warranty expired. saying $1300 to repair! what do i do?!?!?! i think me and my bro could do it if we found a manual or something. any suggestions?

 

I think we should pole on how many of us have this problem and address this as being an actual "defect" which should be repaired warrenty or no warrenty.

 

I have the same problem on my TSX. After I washed the engine compartment, the passenger light is fogged up a quite a bit!

Since before I washed the engine it was fine, maybe somehow removing the existing moisture would be enough?

Does anyone know of a method to remove moisture from a headlight?

Thanks!

 

Try another dealer or argue your case with Acura. Don't give up at the first obstacle or hurdle you come upon.