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Oct 5th, 2008, 16:29 | #1 |
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Mist in XC90 Headlamp lens
After an uphill battle with Warranty I have just had a headlamp unit replaced which had suffered cracks from the orange corner with no signs of impact.
The new one is great but is suffering a fine condensation mist on wet days is this a common problem. The unit is made by Valeo. The dealer tells me minor misting is normal but I am dubious as the old ones didn't. The car is a year old. Appreciate if anyone else has had these problems and how they were resolved. |
Oct 5th, 2008, 18:00 | #2 |
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misting isnt a problem on these unless water is getting in somehow , maybe through a poor lens seal joint .
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Oct 6th, 2008, 09:52 | #3 |
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In the first weeks I had my car (pre-registered so 3 Months old when I first received it) there was always mist/condensation in both headlamps.
After a few weeks it has disappeared and have never seen it again since. If it's only light mist I wouldn't worry about it.
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Oct 10th, 2008, 15:31 | #4 |
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My 2003 D5 has a problem with the headlight lenses.
At the top of each lens, roughly above each bulb, the lens looks as though it has been rubbed with sand paper - it is a myriad of fine scratches. I don't suspect anyone of having done this deliberately. Has anyone seen something similar on their lenses? |
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You can restore the lights with Meguiar's PlastX. I had a motorbike run into the back of my XC90 and make a long scratch on the rear light and the PlastX got rid of it in no time. I just reread your post and I'm wondering do you mean inside the light, which seems odd if that's the case? All the best. Roy
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Oct 11th, 2008, 10:50 | #7 |
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Not inside (or at least I don't know whether the "scratches" are inside too). I was wondering whether the heat from the bulbs might be causing the plastic lenses to break down and create the scratched appearance). I thought that if many owners had the same experience it might point to a manufacturing problem which Volvo should be made aware of. Perhaps this thread should be reposted under the heading of "Scratches on headlight lens" to attract more attention to this specific occurrence. AB |
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When the plastic lenses came out in 2003 on the XC90 i was wondering how they were going to last for 20 years it turns out they are showing signs of deteriorating after only 3 years , if you keep them polished the cloudy appearance can be held at bay . The minute cracks are probably more on cars which are used in town or at low speds so the lens overheats with no cooling airflow .
It's not a VOLVO problem as most if not all manufacturers use plastic lenses now ... Volvo's problem is using headlamps for day running lights they should revert to the separate dedicated running lights which they got right first time on the 240 from 1976 to 1988 . Volvo got most things right first time then , unlike today ... The XC90 has an ideal location for dedicated running lights , where the front parking light is ,. I think we have a bunch of 23 year olds sat behind computer screens designing cars these days ...
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Oct 11th, 2008, 11:18 | #9 |
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mist in headlight
when my 2003 V70 was serviced by a main dealer they very kindly offered a wash as part of the service , unfortunately they used a power washer aimed at the front of the car , this managed to get water inside one of the headlamps and caused one of the factory fitted zenons to fail . It took ages to convince them it was their fault and they almost had me convinced that its normal to see water running down the inside of the headlamp due to the bad British weather . Since then (2004) have not had a repeat of the problem but also I would now never go near the headlights with a power washer , before this happened I thought they were somehow impervious to water and you would think a main Volvo dealer would know better ?
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If you got water in the headlamp by just washing it with a jet then there must be a gap in the sealing of the lens to the body ..
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