Home > Maintenance & Mods (L322) > Rear light condensation - My fix. |
|
|
ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
If it is still relatively accessible (the hole) then you could get/make a small silicone or rubber plug. Stick it in and when you have condensation issues, pull it out for a day or night and then back in again. That way lot less risk of water and dirt getting in MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
|
||
9th Mar 2013 11:16am |
|
nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3973 |
The above is the solution I adopted about a year ago albeit with 3mm holes.
|
||
9th Mar 2013 11:34am |
|
Contraband Member Since: 08 Nov 2010 Location: FIFE Posts: 3697 |
Good stuff. I thought I would go 2mm first and if they blocked up or did not offer enough ventilation then I would go to 3mm. Previously..
|
||
9th Mar 2013 12:05pm |
|
pami Member Since: 05 Mar 2013 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire Posts: 52 |
please forgive my ignorance as ive not played with a rear light yet (still need to buy a RR!) but isnt there enough room in there to leave a silicon pouch thingy (like you get shoes/laptops) in there somewhere?
|
||
9th Mar 2013 1:06pm |
|
Contraband Member Since: 08 Nov 2010 Location: FIFE Posts: 3697 |
^
|
||
9th Mar 2013 1:55pm |
|
nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3973 |
Don't know about a 2006 light but the earlier ones are provided with ventilation and still condensation forms. They are not sealed units.
|
||
9th Mar 2013 2:21pm |
|
northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8513 |
^
|
||
10th Mar 2013 10:34am |
|
klf400 Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: forest of dean Posts: 210 |
The 2010 rear lights can condensate as well , what a pain 1990 3.5 v8 defender
|
||
10th Mar 2013 9:10pm |
|
ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
The headlights have breather tubes on them, I assume to allow for the expansion of the air due to the heat of the bulbs. That of course draws moist air in when the headlight cools. Taillights should have virtually no heat at all due to the LED lights but still sunlight will warm up the insides quite a lot, raising the air pressure. I guess that even time, that "fatigue" of the plastic, plus UV radiation (degrades almost all plastics) will form cracks in the plastic and or joints, causing air to be able to go in and out. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
|
||
11th Mar 2013 7:18am |
|
Semperfidlas Member Since: 27 Jul 2013 Location: Worksop Posts: 59 |
This has been a constant problem on these vehicles and is well known to Land Rover Ive authorised lots of these to be changed under warranty without any come backs, even been able to get vehicles out of warranty done provided therer was no damage and they haven't been tampered with. |
||
12th Mar 2014 10:02am |
|
Triarii Member Since: 10 Feb 2015 Location: Wess Vinglun Posts: 186 |
Can the light units be opened up at all - can drill the hole but can see staining where condensation has puddled inside. 17 MY Corris Grey 4.4 VAB
|
||
22nd Mar 2015 10:47pm |
|
Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16284 |
No sir... The 09> headlights are sealed with an un-meltable glue & the rears are sonic welded together so NO they won't come apart with ease... |
||
22nd Mar 2015 11:23pm |
|
Triarii Member Since: 10 Feb 2015 Location: Wess Vinglun Posts: 186 |
Doh! I suppose I should have guessed that it was easy and logical then LR wouldn't entertain the idea..... 17 MY Corris Grey 4.4 VAB
|
||
23rd Mar 2015 6:41pm |
|
Googsy Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Where men are men and sheep are nervous. Posts: 2947 |
Rumour has it they can only be opened in the Cotswolds some sort of mystic magic Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
|
||
23rd Mar 2015 9:20pm |
|
|
All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis