well something new always comes along to bite me in the rear. i have an eyesore, i have moisture in my headlight! i don't know how it got there, but it has been there for a week now and it sucks! i had this before on my TT. i had to put it in an oven to loosen the sealant just to seperate the lens from the housing and it worked. does anyone know how to remove ithe moisture? do i have to do the same thing as my TT? is it covered under warranty? thanks for your help.

 

Obviously one of the lamp gaskets is leaking air/ moisture into the housing. Check those out and have them replaced. To dry it out you would need to fix the gasket first and then use a hair dryer on low heat/volume to get rid of the moisture through the lamp openings. I would not put it in an oven.

 

I have a fog light like that too. Looks like A$$!

 

Thankfully it hasn't happened on my MINI. However, it recently happened to both headlights on the VW Passat of a friend of mine, and to one of the fog lights on another friend's Mitsubishi Montero Sport. Quite the eye sore indeed... I'd call up the dealer.

Best of luck.

 

on my TT, the oven was for to remove the sealant from the housing not to dry it. but what i was asking was how to get inside the housing to dry it with a towel or soft rag. is the housing sealed to the lens?

 

Why not make the dealer replace it?

P.S. Are you "DE" as in Deutschland, or as in Delaware?

 

Same thing happened to me and the dealer told me to bring it in and he replaced it. No problem!

 

deutschland

 

i will see if they can do it. warrantys are handled different here. it is a us spec car but i have to go to the german side to have it fixed. thanks guys for your help!

 

Lucky dog!

 

yeah lucky, i got the autobahn, nurburgring, and no speed limits along with windy roads on the way home everyday--but i miss being in the states!

 

I'll trade--just tell me the flight number...

 

my job keeps me here, so unfortunately i have to stay. its great but just a huge lifestyle change. plus our dollar is not that great here. other than that, the ride home is FUN!

 

And in a MINI with those mods!?! Über (or ober, if you prefer ) jealous.

 

uber thanks! of course as long as there are aftermarket parts for r56s , i will keep the list going and going! (as long as my wife lets me)

 

Sweet!!! Any dyno runs or instrumented tests yet?

 

not yet, i am still new to the area and not sure where to go. but i will find one soon, maybe with the help from the forum or word of mouth. i was thinking about the unichip from alta but waiting and reading what the forum has to say.

 

I have the same issue with the passenger headlight having moisture, i've had it in twice and the US dealership can't resolve the problem, they must duplicate it, I'm sensing that they spray a little bit of water on the light and thats it. I can wash the car and not have a problem, i think it is a matter of the air, and a prolong period of time that accumulates water into the housing. The MINI is still under warranty but this has been a headache to get replaced. It's back at the dealership again with me wanting it replaced.

 

Does having to stay involve big, ugly MP's and the UCMJ? (Why else would an American be in K-town?)