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Emailed Tim just awaiting a reply but curious to know if others have had the same fault.
| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328  
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In the three years I had them fitted I have never encountered any condensation in them
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30th Nov 2012 10:04pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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Must be a faulty set then
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30th Nov 2012 10:15pm |
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| mobilecentre Member Since: 05 Mar 2012 Location: Evesham Posts: 645
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Simon – you have a PM
If you have physical droplets of water inside then that would be without question warranty. Small patches of condensation will burn off when the lamp is used and heat is generated. There is always an amount of moisture in the atmosphere and during certain conditions this can condense on the lens. There is an acceptable level of condensation that various manufacturers accept and it can be seen more on HID lamps and LED because less heat is generated during operation so the moisture does not say suspended but condenses. Most major car manufacturers “suffer” from this problem including Land Rover and various methods are employed to overcome it with the most common being a Gore patch which will allow suspended moisture to pass but not physical droplets so allows the lamp to breathe whilst retaining its integrity against water ingress from rain etc. JWS use a Gore patch on the majority of headlights and driving lights, which allows the lamp to breathe however the irony is the lamp can breathe in saturated air which can later condense on the lens such as on a cold day driving down the road. If anyone has any questions then feel free to email me tim at mobilecentre.co.uk |
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1st Dec 2012 12:03pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2646 
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I wouldn't worry until it's like this...
 Click image to enlarge That's the smallest amount that's been in there for a couple of years now, seems to vary with the seasons! In all seriousness a small amount of water in an LED lamp isn't really of much concern I'd have thought. It's not like it will blow the bulb like it can with H4s. |
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1st Dec 2012 12:14pm |
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| mobilecentre Member Since: 05 Mar 2012 Location: Evesham Posts: 645
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That would be a warranty claim  |
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1st Dec 2012 12:16pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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Naw .... Driver abuse - not covered  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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1st Dec 2012 4:40pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
Just fitted my ones and have been for a run to fine tune the light pattern. Noticed condensation on the inside of the lens in front of the top and the two side lenses. Never noticed condensation on the crystals, then again I wasn't looking for any. The condensation doesn't concern me as Tim has stated above the reason for this happening. Also another possible factor is that they came from the house, from a nice warm living room, out into a -3 evening to be fitted onto the Puma, so I am thinking that maybe a little condensation is to be expected in my case? I will keep an eye on them though.
Been for a run and the condensation has rescinded from what it was. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Brian. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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1st Dec 2012 8:00pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
Checked them again first thing this morning, and the temps have equalized as the lenses are completely clear now with no signs of condensation.
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2nd Dec 2012 12:05pm |
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