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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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After owning the IS350 for two months, I am having problems with condensation in my right headlight, there's always beads of moisture in it, and one time the HID went out but it somehow came back on after 5 min. has anyone else experienced this? what could cause this? any input would be highly appreciated. Thanks
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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are they all factory? If they are take it back to Dealership!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sanwong
are they all factory? If they are take it back to Dealership!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yup it's all factory, I got an appointment next week, but it's just bugging the crap out of me
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Sun3rgy
yup it's all factory, I got an appointment next week, but it's just bugging the crap out of me
Same thing happened to me, my HID actually went out. I brought it to factory and they replaced the whole headlight and gave me a loaner for 2 days. Good luck.
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sab504
Same thing happened to me, my HID actually went out. I brought it to factory and they replaced the whole headlight and gave me a loaner for 2 days. Good luck.
did yours have moisture in it too?
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Heres a quick fix, you know those silica packs you get in food, shoes, other stuff, use them. Put them in the headlights or if you get the big packs put them behind the headlights, they absorb alot of moisture and they dry up under heat ( the engine ). Works miracles.
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Sun3rgy
did yours have moisture in it too?
yep, I had moisture and my HID stopped working so I took it in for warranty work.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Hi,

I have the same problem, do you know the way to fix it?

thanks,
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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I brought it into the dealer, and they agreed to order the part and replace the whole headlight housing.
Initially, they didn't want to do it, cuz the moisture wasn't there when i showed up but it appeared just when i was leaving.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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O great what should i do i just had hid's put in and now i start to notice a leek, they didnt take apart the headlight so theres little chance they caused it, but i assume i voided my warranty? Will some condensation really cause my hid's to fail
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by fla350
O great what should i do i just had hid's put in and now i start to notice a leek, they didnt take apart the headlight so theres little chance they caused it, but i assume i voided my warranty? Will some condensation really cause my hid's to fail
If they installed hid's, they had to drill into the covers. Once that's done, they probably won't honor the warranty unless you can prove that the leak is somewhere else.
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