Easy and Free Removal of Water From Headlight

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Күн бұрын

In this video, I am going to go over the common causes of moisture and water inside of your cars headlights, whether its due to a leak, poor seal, condensation or a bad gasket. Also I am going to show you how you can fix and remedy moisture and condensation on the inside of the lens for your headlight.
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@gutworm686 4 жыл бұрын

I never realised these vents existed. Thanks for enlightening me!

@ddoyle11 4 жыл бұрын

Yay, hes back!

@larrykittell726 4 жыл бұрын

I've had a couple of cars with cracked housings that I just drilled a tiny hole in the lowest part of the lens to drain the water out. It saved me several hundred dollars for new lights and was easier than removing the headlights.

@seftonplayer32 4 жыл бұрын

That's the trick I use. You can still charge for the repair and just use a rubber grommet so it can be done again.

@ChuckWortman Жыл бұрын

In the lowest part of the lens or the lamp? I've got water but it sits below the lens so you only see the condensation from the front but you can see the water when you remove the bulb.

@manuelsalvatierra2940 4 жыл бұрын

Praise the Sun, he is alive

@evilgouki 4 жыл бұрын

am i the only one that gets this reference

@chrisfreemesser5707 4 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes one wish we went back to sealed beam headlights that didn't suffer from this problem :)

@NoWr2Run 4 жыл бұрын

YA NO SHIT, THEY WERE EITHER WORKING OR NOT. PLASTIC JUNK THAT COSTS HUNDREDS OF $ NOW A DAYS.

@mr.nobody4900 4 жыл бұрын

Two Thumbs Up. I help a friend last year with such problem. I remove the headlight assembly and re-sealed. Two years later no problem with condensation.

@papascabs2767 4 жыл бұрын

I was honestly getting concerned something happened to you! Good to have you back!

@joehunsberger8721 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t usually subscribe to many diy people. This guys great

@birdsrule8608 4 жыл бұрын

He came out of his hole! Spring will start early this year

@romka_ind 4 жыл бұрын

I Russia guys with oldschool cars and trucks are poring a small amount of brake fluid inside headlightlights it absorbs moisture, so blinker fluid is kinda real deal.

@bassam_salim 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, but there are less severe things you can put to absorb moisture

@romka_ind 4 жыл бұрын

@@bassam_salim ofcourse there is, but not in Soviet Russia :) Headlights on old russian cars are robust as tanks and somehow can whitstand such aggresive fluid as dot 4, also it helped against corrosion of inner components of light like reflectors. I saw this hack for few times somewhere and were quite surprised that it was brake fluid :) The coolest way was to use drum brake fluid cause it was red colored and looked even cooler in the dark.

@tj4034 4 жыл бұрын

Just think how fast your car will stop with brake fluid in the headlights.

@gatohdz9132 4 жыл бұрын

We miss ur videos

@jjacob25101 4 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you don't periodically change your blinker fluid at recommended service intervals...

@boosted2.4_sky 4 жыл бұрын

Right!... that's why the blinkers blow out frequently... gotta change that fluid...I like to use white mineral oil.. Keeps my blinkers new as day 1... never had a problem...👍

@PJSinohin 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, just got mine changed last April 1st.

@danielsimpson8929 4 жыл бұрын

I fond my blinker fluid lasts the lifetime of the car unless the headlight assembly takes damage. They're building cars so cheap these days that I find more frequent need to change exhaust bearings, and/or piston springs for snappier con rod support. Done exhaust twice and springs once in the last 3 years. Haven't had to change blinker fluid in 8.

@LucifersDeathSquad 4 жыл бұрын

Wrong channel

@danielsimpson8929 4 жыл бұрын

@@LucifersDeathSquad nah I think this speaks to the fact that we watch more than one channel :P And till now no one has mentioned changing out your tires with winter air.

@yamumishot2001 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, this may sound silly. Whenever I've had condensation in a head or rear lamp, I've just removed it from the vehicle with plug/socket/lamps attached. Heated a fan-forced oven to 70 degrees C, removed each plug/socket/lamps from the main head or rear lamp assembly. Put on a clean tray and bake it all for an hour or so, or to your liking. When reassembling I've always put a little grease on both sides the seals, just to help prevent the ingress of moisture or dust. It's always worked for me. But hey, each to their own.

@stevegamez2825 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew that headlight housing had vent holes I will check into this on my car thanks for the information 👍

@RandomlnternetGuy 4 жыл бұрын

HE'S ALIVE

@mbs5328 4 жыл бұрын

I would've never guessed those assemblies were vented. Shows you how little I know.

@JohnBrinkPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

Your homestead is looking good. You should do a toor.

@OmahaLasse 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see a new video from you! Hope you are doing well and keeping busy with life. 😊

@jamespn 4 жыл бұрын

I like the old glass sealed beam headlights on my 1971 Newport. They were cheap and easy to replace.

@nickking1510 4 жыл бұрын

James Nasto 100% My 1976 vette has them also

@marksanne7565 4 жыл бұрын

Just two weeks ago I did just that to an otherwise stupidly expensive Renault Twingo headlight. Drilled a few holes in the top and bottom of the housing on places where water is unlikely to enter. Solved!

@dontblameme6328 11 күн бұрын

Bet you've got dust inside your lens now.

@sonnyblazer5504 4 жыл бұрын

That was a very informative video. Been a subscriber for over a year and always leave you thumbs UP. You do a lot for all of us and thank you for that! Sonny (CT)

@DougHNuts-ee3vn 4 жыл бұрын

If you have those plastic Fender Linings missing that also is a cause of condensation up into your headlight so be aware of that problem because that's the problem I've always had my left one was missing in my left headlight was the only one that had condensation but now I'm missing the right one and now both lights are having condensation

@jameshedrick6839 4 жыл бұрын

This is the 1st video of his I've seen in a while

@jeh5c 4 жыл бұрын

glad to see ya back man :P

@johnstokes2246 4 жыл бұрын

Just to make a point------none of this ever happened with old fashioned sealed beam headlights.

@michaeldiaz754 4 жыл бұрын

I just drill a small hole at the bottom of the headlight housing. And that does the trick. 😎

@RetiredTony 4 жыл бұрын

Good to see you back buddy

@carlosedwardos 4 жыл бұрын

Set up a PATREON!! - why should South Main Auto Channel and Scanner Danner and ChrisFix get all of our money every month??

@phillloyd8625 4 жыл бұрын

Back with a great new video 😊

@WhatsOnTheTube 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see Your back..

@spiralnapkin 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I've been drying out my housing for an hour. Just now saw the rubber stoppers on the air vents thanks to you. Why were they plugged up in the first place?

@Chin-dian 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I’m having condensation issues on my drivers side. I resealed the top of the headlamp assembly with clear silicone. Im also changing the cap cover. I found the air vents, but to clean them out I would have to remove the headlight as there is no room to manoeuvre. However this would also require taking off the plastic bumper cover which is a lot more than I bargained for. However my lost resort would be to drill holes in the rear housing.. I did not think that headlight moisture could be so complex...

@projectmustardseed857 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Your explanation of condensation was excellent

@wildwoodtop Ай бұрын

No one dares to take the path that leads to accumulation of water in their looking Gloom 💋

@danielsimpson8929 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Glad to see you post content. I'm actually planning to repair our new used SUV. Got a 2007 Yukon Denali with a ton of moisture when it rains. I looked into it on KZfaq and only found people cooking the lenses in an oven and replacing the butol resin seal stuff. That or silicone around it.. This vent information will be taken into account but I also now plan to black out the inside of the headlight assembly that are not reflective so will reseal anyway. I suppose a test I will do is remove the bulbs check seals and put water in the assembly to see if it drips out the lens seal. Than you for the additional information.

@charliesta.abc123 4 жыл бұрын

How can I restore the reflector inside the headlight? Its faded, looks like it started to burn, so reflection is affected

@Joshoptimus 4 жыл бұрын

We're part of your family you wouldn't not call home for 2 months

@justangvano 4 жыл бұрын

So I have been subscribed for some time and have the notifications turned on for your content but did not receive any notification that you had new videos. WTF! So glad you're back btw.

@christinakeenan9044 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I learned a lot from this video. Thanx!

@jewllake 4 жыл бұрын

I want more videos!!! :) And some on that beautiful Yukon!

@kyiri21 4 жыл бұрын

40 joe schmoe's disliked this video lol glad you're back

@danthemann6565 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Thank you.

@stillnotwoke 4 жыл бұрын

I live where it hasn't rained in months, yet I have one foglight that's had condensation for a long time. I'm going to pull the bulb socket and let it hang for a while.

@guillermonieri4203 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very insightful.

@jordanimatedstreaming 4 жыл бұрын

♡ your car videos, very useful

@teslacybertruck750 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I drive a nice 2017 maxima one of the headlights is an aftermarket unit, now that it's been cold here in Cali, it gets very condensed inside.. the whole headlight I still can't figure how to fix it, It makes me sad when I see my headlight like that...

@imagingteam 4 жыл бұрын

Get good LED headlights to reduce heating and condensation

@NoWr2Run 4 жыл бұрын

TERRIBLE IN SNOWY SITUATIONS OR EVEN HARD RAIN.

@ggordon4127 3 жыл бұрын

That’s one thing you never needed to worry about with the older cars. .

@driverisaac4806 4 жыл бұрын

will these tips work on a twin turbo audi?

@BassManBobBassCovers 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't know the vents did that. Dope

@st13invest 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video - excellent information!

@easylivingsherpa 4 жыл бұрын

Smash that thumbs up button peeps!

@peterbruns6124 2 жыл бұрын

HA! I swear this video was intended for me. I did just watch a dude on KZfaq teach me how to get rid of lens glaze, and now there's droplets inside my entire lens assembly.

@gavinyates9189 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Cartier_specialist 4 жыл бұрын

Long time no see.

@MuhammadTayyab-iv4rd 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly sir.... but what if onet headlight has a hair line crack that leads to rain water get inside... what could be a possible solution in this scenario. 🙏

@dennismoreland5175 3 жыл бұрын

I bought aftermarket headlights for my ‘04 Avalon. One lense is crystal clear. The other has condensation which forms. There are vents built into the housing but they have caps on them. Sounds a bit contradictory to me. Why would you cap off the vents? Should I just go ahead and remove the caps and see what happens?

@lesrogers7310 4 жыл бұрын

Condensation is very common inside foglamps. I've never noticed ventilation holes in the ones I have looked at. Should they have them or not ?

@kingdelu2332 4 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel carnal.. i’ve been on a video binge on your channel but I was like damn everything is like one or two years old but welcome back hermano 🙌🏽🙌🏽

@tonyguerrero2870 4 жыл бұрын

Why that's pennies on the dollar 🐙

@thunderhype5972 4 жыл бұрын

Any way to fix a hairline crack headlight?

@xelaju8 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Helpful info. 👍🏻

@c0r5e 4 жыл бұрын

Will this work for my slightly cracked tailight

@FredTheLutinoCocatiel 4 жыл бұрын

What about Frozen Adjusters 1999 Toyota Corolla?

@jotu173 4 жыл бұрын

Great video & kudos to you on (what appears to me to be) some very, very, useful and rare info / youtube content. I am willing to bet money that this subject matter will be duplicated very quickly by Scott K. within a week as, from what I can tell, it seems like he has great difficulty coming up with truely original/new/Useful DIY type subject matter on his own.

@FredTheLutinoCocatiel 4 жыл бұрын

Scotty Kilmer already did videos on the subject I don't know why it's a competition I follow a few mechanics each one has tips and tricks that are beneficial at times ... something I've heard before there is safety in many counselors.

@OmahaLasse 4 жыл бұрын

I find his style a bit too aggressive. Way too stuck up macho. RnW is a different story, good clear explanations on any matter at hand. Sadly no more complex automotive repair stuff for a long while.

@stillnotwoke 4 жыл бұрын

My problem with Kilmer are his many clickbait titles which have little or NOTHING to do with his content.

@jotu173 4 жыл бұрын

@@stillnotwoke l could not agree more. Frankly, for him, click bait is the rule, rather than the exception. I have ALMOST flagged his videos just because of the click bate aspect but was afraid of potential rabid S.K. fan backlash. Plus, unfortunately, S.K. is quantity (as opposed to quality).

@estiben3508 3 жыл бұрын

I got new headlights on .after Quick wash it was cloudy

@paulcrawford5153 2 жыл бұрын

good video

@Peter-re4og 4 жыл бұрын

more electronics troubleshooting!!!!

@tykellerman6384 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like engineering a headlight has been over done

@likearockcm 4 жыл бұрын

Along with everything else,Ty.

@tykellerman6384 4 жыл бұрын

like a rock.. so true soon a mortgage will be needed to buy a vehicle

@JenGM24 4 жыл бұрын

Ebay.

@chupamishuevos303 4 жыл бұрын

That VW giving you problems ????? Is this why u been absent? Lol

@DougHNuts-ee3vn 4 жыл бұрын

German junk 😆

@10181995hamza 4 жыл бұрын

Can I come hang out with you, will hell in renovating your property

@johneldhose4482 4 жыл бұрын

Scoty has showed this trick once

@whataboutbob9786 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@chadpugh1490 4 жыл бұрын

Headlights need to breath. Whew knew?

@Joshoptimus 4 жыл бұрын

Why the 2 month absence of videos not cool

@richardb.5691 4 жыл бұрын

Is that tree fruit edible?

@myRatchets 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@JaneDoe-kd6in 4 жыл бұрын

❤️

@flecha213 4 жыл бұрын

Por fin

@adambennett2176 4 жыл бұрын

Realy bro???

@aklip 4 жыл бұрын

Where's the Audi?

@thatguydave1573 4 жыл бұрын

Thought this guy died

@lindenbasket 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Rober has a video on condensation and window fog if you're curious: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6mdmrqaqqu-p3U.html

@donaldp7520 4 жыл бұрын

good old sealed beam, not this plastic rubbish.

@wafi3187 4 жыл бұрын

I thought you quit you tube lol how is your Audi doing? I know you are not gonna reply lol

@myRatchets 4 жыл бұрын

Havent had time to do much to it unfortunately, should be back to working on it soon.

@wafi3187 4 жыл бұрын

Ratchets And Wrenches 👍 I am still excited for that a6, not many people build those old Audi’s

@ml.2770 4 жыл бұрын

My headlights look good with water in them.

@lesrogers7310 4 жыл бұрын

It helps to keep the bulbs nice cool. Ideally you should have anti-freeze in there...

@rodrigocomia1171 4 жыл бұрын

2:08 I am actually looking at the fruit.

@myRatchets 4 жыл бұрын

Its some kind of tropical fruit, very sweet with good texture. Have no idea what it is though.

@OmahaLasse 4 жыл бұрын

Can't see properly but could it be annoona? Lots of seeds, creamy and sweet, possibly even the most delicious fruit there is?

@OmahaLasse 4 жыл бұрын

Or guava. Looks a lot like it.

@MrJeffjacobson 4 жыл бұрын

Ya he’s back......I know you have been very busy with Trump 2020 election team, keep up the good work! : )