What to do when your car headlights fog up

The phenomenon of car headlights fogging up reduces their ability to emit light, limits visibility, and poses a safety hazard in traffic. Below are the causes and solutions for this technical issue.

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Reason for fogging automotive lights

In the case of fogging lights, it is possible that the vehicle has previously collided or been physically impacted in the front area. Even if it does not directly hit the lights, this component is not cracked, scratched, and more likely, the light shield is open, causing condensation. In particular, rainy weather conditions are likely to cause fogging lights.

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There are many reasons for fogging lights (Photo: Thế Giới Phương Tiện).

In the case of completely new cars, some mechanics believe that this may be a mistake in the assembly or transportation process of the car from the factory to the showroom. However, this case rarely occurs. In addition, dismantling the lights in a high humidity environment and then turning on the lights, the temperature increases, the humid air evaporates and condenses into mist, accumulating on the surface of the light.

In addition, the phenomenon of fogging lights also has reasons from the light level or repair of lights that need to be dismantled at facilities that have not high expertise, lack of experience making the light surface deformed or improperly fitted rubber creating gaps. From there, water or water vapor has the opportunity to enter the headlights.

Some quick methods to deal with fogging automotive lights

Turn on the lights: If using the car in the rain and the lights are dim due to condensation, most likely this is only a temporary condition. Therefore, the owner only needs to turn on the lights until the water vapor disappears. In addition, users should remove the headlight cluster according to the instructions for using the car, and use a microfiber cloth to clean the moisture on the lens.

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<em>Drying the lights to fix the fogging condition.</em></p>
<p style=Dry the lights: The owner should bring the car to a professional technical team to use the specialized drying service. Thanks to this measure, the fogging situation will be completely resolved.

Open the rubber cap and turn on the lights: When the headlights of the car are foggy, the cause may be that the seal cover has not been closed tightly, the gasket is not tight or cracked, broken. To handle, users should consider how to remove the rubber cap at the back of the headlight and turn on the lights for about 20 minutes to heat up the light and push the moisture outside. Then, close the light cap and continue monitoring.

Preventive measures for fogging automotive lights

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To prevent fogging of automotive lights due to cracks, the owner needs to regularly check, clean, and maintain this part periodically for timely repair if there is a problem.

According to Tiền Phong

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