AJI Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 Hello guys, I got the old dreaded water condesation in my front right headlight unit! I went to my local Toyota dealer and without even looking at my headlight he said "you need a new one mate, that'll be £126 please". I thought bloody hell, the cheek of the guy! Without even checking for a hole in the sealing he spooled out that the front headlights are sealed and once they get any water in them at all they have to be replaced. So instead of forking out £126 for a new headlight unit I want to see if I can solve the problem myself. So how do you remove the unit so that they can be checked for seal holes and also to tip out unwanted water?? I have had a look at the headlight units today and I can only find one screw point on the right hand side, is it a simple case of just the one screw to take off?? Any help would be much appreciated, cheers. AJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 Look inside the wing for other bolts there should be 3 I think. On this site is a description of how to take them out and clean them looking the tech FAQ's. £126 for a replacememt headlight! I thought they were about £300 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 The headlamp is surprisingly easy to remove and strip down. I would be amazed if the sealant has failed enough to let water in. What it tends to do is come up through the breather holes at the back and then sit in the headlamp for ages. Ian C stuck some silica gel packets in his to remove the problem I believe. Of course, once you have the lights stripped down you can clean up the lens and also spray paint the reflector bits inside to make them look like the facelift headlamps. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 I used to have the condensation problem until I took the lamps apart. It is not difficult to do. When I took mine apart, I found and area at the bottom where the sealant was thin and had a dusty look. When the lamp was hot I moved some sealant from and area where there was excess and put it in the thin area to build it up. Since the rebuild I have had no further condensation problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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