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boode

Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: Devon
Posts: 421

Water in lights

Daughter drove through very deep puddle
Small drop of water in headlights which do not work any more
How should I get it out ?
Can it be prevented from getting in again?

22nd Dec 2012 4:23pm

ibexman

Member Since: 13 Dec 2008
Location: kent
Posts: 2876

Take it off the car or put some fish in there

22nd Dec 2012 4:31pm

Andy Jeff

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Suffolk, UK.
Posts: 143

You should absolutely get the water out as it damages/removes the silvering on the reflector at the back.

Remove the guard, the indicator, the side light and the surround then you should just have to undo one screw on the headlight bezzel and it will twist out. Don't undo the tiny screws that mount the bezzel to the headlight, it's difficult to tell them apart! Then unplug the bulb, remove the rear rubber bulb cover and unclip the bulb...but don't touch it or it will blow when you put it back! empty the water and dry the headlight out in the airing cupboard overnight! Re-assembly is the reverse process!

Andy.

22nd Dec 2012 4:33pm

boode

Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: Devon
Posts: 421

Putting fish in seems easier than light removal

One dissadvantage of the LED side lights is that they bolt from the back the the wheel arch lining has to be removed first - a long job especially in the rain

22nd Dec 2012 4:38pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
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22nd Dec 2012 5:24pm

yobbie

Member Since: 15 Nov 2010
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 711

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boode wrote:
Putting fish in seems easier than light removal
One dissadvantage of the LED side lights is that they bolt from the back the the wheel arch lining has to be removed first - a long job especially in the rain

I managed to just take out the first few plastic rivets and get my hand up behind the arch to undo them.

22nd Dec 2012 7:47pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

I managed to do mine without removing the arch spats. It is possible! Made alot easier with the liberal use of swear words

22nd Dec 2012 8:15pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19608

I'd remove them empty the dirty water out then swill them through with clean water to get and dirt / muck out then dry as mentioned previously in airing cupboard or perhaps on radiator providing it isn't too hot. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

22nd Dec 2012 8:45pm

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i know it sounds a waste but you could sell them dirt cheap or keep them as spares and upgrade to some nice clear ones

they transform the look and are very good value for money

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22nd Dec 2012 8:52pm

boode

Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: Devon
Posts: 421

Mananged to remove them - had to remove a few clips on left side as horn got in the way of acces from the top
Drivers side the plastic trim bent back enough to remove retaining screw.

Is there any method of stopping it happening again ?
Can they be sealed ?

22nd Dec 2012 8:55pm

boode

Member Since: 11 Apr 2012
Location: Devon
Posts: 421

Killer90 wrote:
i know it sounds a waste but you could sell them dirt cheap or keep them as spares and upgrade to some nice clear ones they transform the look and are very good value for money

They are IPF 110/80w so nice and bright - but not at the moment - so reluctant to upgrade unless I go for LEDs that wont need the bulbs changing

22nd Dec 2012 8:57pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

Go on Gavin, you know that LED is the only way to go! I did some deep wading over the last couple of days, leds are still bone dry inside and fully functional

22nd Dec 2012 9:35pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

You never got that problem with the sealed beam units on the series Land Rovers,just a shame they were useless as lights ! 2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

22nd Dec 2012 10:20pm

Peter

Member Since: 04 Mar 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 153

Lou Sparts wrote:
You never got that problem with the sealed beam units on the series Land Rovers,just a shame they were useless as lights !

Wanted some of these about a month ago, after a very damp trip inc headlamp water ingress back in October time. Bearmach and island4x4 cannot get hold of them, saying they are no longer made. Something about improvement to lighting using halogens. If you got a set keep hold of them for off road wading trips, easier to change a pair of lamps than the hour it took me to clean and dry waterlogged ones in the field, using kitchen towel. Whilst everyone else had lunch!

Peter

26th Dec 2012 3:34am

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