I have this problem with my 5.30 SE GT and couldn't do this myself - I'm 78 and too old for all this stuff. What I have observed is that the condensation goes when the headlamp gets warm in the sunshine, so I took the protective cover of the lamp assembly and then removed the circular lid, that revealed the insides of the lamp. I got my vacuum cleaner with the small cleaning attachment (used to get down crevices) and carefully inserted it into through the circular opening to suck the air out of the lamp fitting. Then I got a hairdryer and gently warmed up the outside plastic light ((very gentle and careful) until all the water vapour was removed. That circular screw top insulation ring looked like it was dry so I've smeared some silicone onto this to make a better seal. This is the best I can do, if I have to do it a couple of times a year then so be it. My car isn't commercially worth much but to me it's a lovely car and I can't afford the £3k + that BMW would want to put new lights on. At my age, when I don't know how much longer I'll be able to drive, this is a good solution. Hope this works for you chaps - happy motoring.
How much would a garage charge me for this sort of repair because I'm not confident to take take apart the car fixing the headlight looks pretty straight forward but the idea of un bolting parts from the car not so much
I'd say that it's likely you would get a wide range of quotes, depending on the garage and whether they already know what to look for. Best option is to get plenty of quotes and ask if any could give you a guaranteed price for the work.
Is it possible to coat the control module with a pcb lacquer to provide some protection from moisture? I have this problem with one headlamp on my 2013 m135i. If I,m going to repair it I'd be tempted to lacquer the pcb whilst it's apart.
I have this problem with my 5.30 SE GT and couldn't do this myself - I'm 78 and too old for all this stuff. What I have observed is that the condensation goes when the headlamp gets warm in the sunshine, so I took the protective cover of the lamp assembly and then removed the circular lid, that revealed the insides of the lamp. I got my vacuum cleaner with the small cleaning attachment (used to get down crevices) and carefully inserted it into through the circular opening to suck the air out of the lamp fitting. Then I got a hairdryer and gently warmed up the outside plastic light ((very gentle and careful) until all the water vapour was removed. That circular screw top insulation ring looked like it was dry so I've smeared some silicone onto this to make a better seal. This is the best I can do, if I have to do it a couple of times a year then so be it. My car isn't commercially worth much but to me it's a lovely car and I can't afford the £3k + that BMW would want to put new lights on. At my age, when I don't know how much longer I'll be able to drive, this is a good solution. Hope this works for you chaps - happy motoring.
Thank you!! ❤
Excellent work and thank you for the information. I have a leaking headlight on my F10 and this is exactly what I needed. Cheers!
What an absolute perfect video. Showed all the important stuff no bull shit. Nice and short.
10/10
This seems so logical, but still I had to search for videos about it. This is very good video, thank you
Great job, How did you dry out the headlight?
Excellent work. Did the moisture go by itself?
How much would a garage charge me for this sort of repair because I'm not confident to take take apart the car fixing the headlight looks pretty straight forward but the idea of un bolting parts from the car not so much
About £3,000 in the UK, for both headlights 😢
@davidbolland3860 3K for a working headlight but just condensation I doubt they would charge that much I think that's over priced
I'd say that it's likely you would get a wide range of quotes, depending on the garage and whether they already know what to look for.
Best option is to get plenty of quotes and ask if any could give you a guaranteed price for the work.
Is it possible to coat the control module with a pcb lacquer to provide some protection from moisture? I have this problem with one headlamp on my 2013 m135i. If I,m going to repair it I'd be tempted to lacquer the pcb whilst it's apart.
From the looks in the video it was lacquered from the factory.
fudjing hell its that guy off death in paradise!
good video
I found just drill a small hole in the bottom of the light and it will clear up 😊
Hi, where exactly to drill? Have any picture please?
How you fix it? The real solution?
More headach than they are worth these cars
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