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Mark.W
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5th Apr 07 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi i just had my arteb crystal headlights fitted the other day and over the past 3 days they have been keep condenseing up is any one else haveing this problem or does any one know what i can to stop it from happening??
Tommy L
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5th Apr 07 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stick them in the airing(sp?) cupboard for 24 hours and iirc will prevent it happening again. but is quite common on new aftermarket lights and even standard ones
antscorsa
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5th Apr 07 at 22:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
then add a second smeared coat of silicon seal around the original seal if they were mine!
TomWilly
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5th Apr 07 at 22:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is this due to them not being sealed properly?
Mark.W
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5th Apr 07 at 22:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by TomWilly
is this due to them not being sealed properly?


damn really iv just paid £20 for these fitted and dont really wana pay another for them refitted
Tommy L
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5th Apr 07 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you paid someone to fit the lights
Mark.W
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5th Apr 07 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes for them to be lined up correctly because when i fitted my 1st set of angel eyes they did not shine correct
Matt H
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5th Apr 07 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are LHD, how can they be fitted correctly?

You've been had by the sounds of things
Scotty C
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5th Apr 07 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The one of mine get condensation in it, only when hot water has been on them though.
Matt H
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5th Apr 07 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
One of mine does it. Annoys me
Mark.W
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5th Apr 07 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so what do you guys think i should do.... should i contact gbk performance and ask for a exchange or summit??
Matt H
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5th Apr 07 at 23:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yesh

If they say that they do that & its normal then tell them that the other one must be defective as its not doing it
Mark.W
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5th Apr 07 at 23:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok i will email gbk performance and see what they say
Fro
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6th Apr 07 at 02:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine did when i first got them but they havn't condensed up in ages now.

Matt - A mech i spoke to when i got my MOT done said that with some LHD lights if you reverse the metal shield thing that aims the bulb light it should be possible to make them RHD as apparently some of the new high spec BMW's have this feature where it just twists round so you can swap between LHD and RHD.

But i do not know how easy/possible it is with the FK/artebs lights.

[Edited on 06-04-2007 by fro-dizzle]
Mark.W
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6th Apr 07 at 20:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
strangely the my lights have not condensed up today,gona keep an eye on they and see what happens.i have sent GBK performance an email just explaining what was happening and im just waiting to see what they say
Mark330d
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6th Apr 07 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they condensed on gez's old corsa aswell.
Mark.W
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8th Apr 07 at 15:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only one condensed up yesterday
Hoddo
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8th Apr 07 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My left one condenses up, but only when I wash the car due to the excess water vapour around. they usually dry out though, but if not then driving at night dries them because of the bulb heat!
Mark.W
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8th Apr 07 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah iv noticed that when i have headlights on it clears them but it would look a lot better if they were clear all the time so they do actually look like crystal headlights

 
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