Removing the headlight assembly

[ivanj]

Recently I had a bulb changed by the local Skoda Dealer and now it is full of condensation - what a surprise, bad work!

How do I remove the fron passenger side unit to clear it out?

Thanks

Ivan

[SJFISHER67]

Getting condensation out of the actual headlight unit might prove to be difficult, the only way I can think of is that the back of the assembly was not put back on correctly, and has since let the water in.

Personally the way I would try and dry it out would be to remove it, all the bulbs etc and stick it in the airing cupboard.

[bluebeat]

A hair drier is handy providing you could direct the warm air in to the lamp via a piece of tubing maybe, may save you taking the lamp out all together just be careful you dont get inside the lens to hot,

[Supurbia]

Try taking the main beam bulb back out and leave the full beam on for a while, should provide the heat and the main beam hole should allow the cond to escape, don't pull the bumper off, there's no need unless you have to remove the lamp itself.

[Gizmo68]

Originally Posted by Supurbia

Try taking the main beam bulb back out and leave the full beam on for a while, should provide the heat and the main beam hole should allow the cond to escape,

i think you mean dip beam bulb out







coat's on

[Supurbia]

Originally Posted by Gizmo68

i think you mean dip beam bulb out







coat's on

That as well

[sylvan]

A quick note based on my experience. 50 000 km on the clock of my Octavia II w/o any problem of condensation inside the headlights, even driving in very heavy downpours.
Last trip for X'mas with light rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, for 500 km. The day after, I had both headlight units full of condensation. I did not have time to bother about this and thought it would go away... No way... One headlight did remove its condensation by itself. The other one didn't.

I ended up removing both units, and fixed the problem by applying a seam of polyurethane sealant between the lens and the body of the unit. In addition, I pried out the black adjusters and added silicon grease on the o-ring that are supposed to seal these adjusters from the housing. I suspect the leak may come from these adjusters.
Evidently, bad manufacture, and it looks like I'm not the only one with this problem. There were posts on this topic as recently as late december 2007.
BTW : to remove condensation, that's 24 hours before the stove, lens down and all bulbs removed...

Cheers,
Sylvan

[Baker21]

Here is a tip for condestation on your headlamps if it's a regular occurence........remove the back cap and sellotape / fix a silicon gel bag to it and that will absorb the moisture.......we do this to most production headlamps if requested by the customer!!!!

[Supurbia]

Nice tip Simon.

[Baker21]

Originally Posted by Supurbia

Nice tip Simon.

No worries and trust me it works..............