New Headlights are fogging?????

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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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couple of months ago I gotten my headlights replace under warranty and now both of them are starting to fog now thats its getting pretty cold outside. you guys think the dealer would reseal them properly or will they just replace new ones again?
during the day it doesn't seem to fog but at night I could see them headlights fogging and plus I do a lot of freeway driving so my guess is that the inside HID bulb gets pretty warm inside the headlight housing and the outside temp is colder which causes condensation??? ....dammmm I don't know what to do...should I go back to the dealer?
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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Def go to the dealer.
I wish they would fix these, I had one replaced for fogging and now the other one is fogging. I wonder if it's the seals in the light or the plugs for the wiring that leak. I may have to stop buying headlight protectors as I lose them when they replace the housings.
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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take it to the dealer or just fix it urself
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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My 2002 TL is doing this now. Time for the dealer as my warranty expires in a week or 400 miles, whichever comes first.
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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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Just take it back to the dealer. Mine fog up all the time after I was it and then it gets cold out. The first time they stay that way is the last... Last time they'll have "amber" in them!
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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the one thing thats bothering me is that my new set of headlights are fogging.....hopefully if I"m able to change a new set...they won't fog..if they do then I'm screwed....
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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Na! Not screwed, just pre-pared for clearing them, that't all! Think positive buddy!
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Old Nov 3, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Na! Not screwed, just pre-pared for clearing them, that't all! Think positive buddy!
oh man....I never thought of it

Smooth........thanks
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 03:58 AM
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Did anyone check out the price of those xenon bulbs? $120 a pair at the dealership! Hope those bulbs dont get wet.
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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i wanna open my headlights to clean em. What can i use to take off the foggy apperance? I have an o3
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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kinda messed up my friends TSX headlights are starting to fog too
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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It's under warranty & common.

Just go back & they'll take care of it................
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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yea i just got a brand new headlight and it fogged up in a cupple of days but now its fine...the only thing is that the color looks a little different because the new one is a lot cleaner and the old looks like it has a film of dust on the inside... any idea how i can clean the old one from the inside without ripping it appart?
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