Help with the headlights... steam in it....

Nqwjx30 · 12-29-2009, 03:06 PM

Hey guys i have these carbon fiber headlights from Marc about a month, its really a nice mod. but yesterday when i came back to home i noticed that there are steam in the headlight and i waited for one night and today when i woke up the steam is still there. whats causing the problem anyone has ideas? here are the pics.

alldayd · 12-29-2009, 03:13 PM

my headlights does this sometimes. I brought it in for service at the dealership and all they told me they did was left it in direct sunlight and it will fix it.

my service advisor told me if it happens again i can do it at home and leave out on a hot day and remove one of the back headlight cover so it can evaporate out completely

yamazaho · 12-29-2009, 05:16 PM

Leave the hood open and open the headlight covers in the back, then let it sit over night. It will be gone in no time.

euro_matik · 12-29-2009, 05:36 PM

someone didn't seal the housing correctly. There's only one person i know who can bake and fix internal LCI, thats Damon. He's opened up several LCIs. You have a hole or something in the housing., wasn't seal properly when the carbon fiber was installed.

bimmertt · 12-29-2009, 06:03 PM

Reason #1 why I will never open my headlights. already did it once before on another car and learned quickly that you shouldn't mess with the factory seal. If this happens regularly, you will want to get it resealed or you can try removing the rubber grommet in the back to allow air in regularly. that worked on my other car. If you leave it as is, you will risk blowing out a bulb prematurely.

JayKay335i · 12-29-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by euro_matik

someone didn't seal the housing correctly. There's only one person i know who can bake and fix internal LCI, thats Damon. He's opened up several LCIs. You have a hole or something in the housing., wasn't seal properly when the carbon fiber was installed.

There are multiple people who do good work with headlights. It OK to be a fanboi though.

ss134 · 12-29-2009, 06:20 PM

Had this problem in my 6 month old car....BMW replaced the light with a new one. If your car is under warranty then take it in.

euro_matik · 12-29-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JayKay335i

There are multiple people who do good work with headlights. It OK to be a fanboi though.

If that's the case, he should be fine getting them fix. I'm not saying mark did a horrible job, just a mishap. nothing is 100%. I guess you know someone who can possible do the job. I assume your fanboi is yourself?

I always recommend someone's work i have seen and actually quality control or test before sending the product back. He actually delivers quality work.
Its ok for you to hate.

JayKay335i · 12-29-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by euro_matik

If that's the case, he should be fine getting them fix. I'm not saying mark did a horrible job, just a mishap. nothing is 100%. I guess you know someone who can possible do the job. I assume your fanboi is yourself?

I always recommend someone's work i have seen and actually quality control or test before sending the product back. He actually delivers quality work.
Its ok for you to hate.

Well, just about every thread you've written in says "buy from damon, he has done a million kajillion LCI lights and hes the master of the universe".

BTW, Marc is the creater of Lux.

No fanboi here. I have stock xenons and stock angel eyes, and dont plan on doing any lighting mods.

E92-Lighting · 12-30-2009, 12:03 PM

something isnt fully sealed which is why it has some condensation

Kev · 12-30-2009, 10:40 PM

Did you change the angel eyes or any opened / closed any covers in the back in the interim? That could be the problem as well.

Starscream · 12-31-2009, 12:22 AM

BOTH of my headlights are like that,

they have been that way ever since the snow, What was that, Dec 19th?

So I made an appt with BMW for today, Lucky thing, last night the adaptive headlights decided to short out,
So water in the headlight isn't good, I now have a constant iDrive error telling me the adaptive headlights are broken and no matter how many times you clear it the error message comes back,

Long story short the dealer has ordered 2 brand new headlights for Monday as warranty work

TBH both of mine actually has more condensation than yours, but it still was enough to damage the headlights,

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yamazaho Wang D.D.S. 188 Rep 7,054 Posts Drives: 14' WRX, 15' W205 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 325i [7.76]	Leave the hood open and open the headlight covers in the back, then let it sit over night. It will be gone in no time. __________________ Official Houston Chat Thread
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euro_matik New Member 0 Rep 18 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	someone didn't seal the housing correctly. There's only one person i know who can bake and fix internal LCI, thats Damon. He's opened up several LCIs. You have a hole or something in the housing., wasn't seal properly when the carbon fiber was installed.
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bimmertt Lieutenant Colonel 98 Rep 1,799 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (7)	Reason #1 why I will never open my headlights. already did it once before on another car and learned quickly that you shouldn't mess with the factory seal. If this happens regularly, you will want to get it resealed or you can try removing the rubber grommet in the back to allow air in regularly. that worked on my other car. If you leave it as is, you will risk blowing out a bulb prematurely.
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ss134 Brigadier General 233 Rep 3,899 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germany/UK iTrader: (1)	Had this problem in my 6 month old car....BMW replaced the light with a new one. If your car is under warranty then take it in.
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Starscream Colonel 141 Rep 2,120 Posts Drives: ///M Roadster + E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Park Ridge NJ + Windermere FL iTrader: (23)	BOTH of my headlights are like that, they have been that way ever since the snow, What was that, Dec 19th? So I made an appt with BMW for today, Lucky thing, last night the adaptive headlights decided to short out, So water in the headlight isn't good, I now have a constant iDrive error telling me the adaptive headlights are broken and no matter how many times you clear it the error message comes back, Long story short the dealer has ordered 2 brand new headlights for Monday as warranty work TBH both of mine actually has more condensation than yours, but it still was enough to damage the headlights, __________________ Imola Red Roadster
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