Headlight Moisture

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loufoooo
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Hey guys. I'm getting some moisture inside my headlights, but the weird thing is that its only in the driver's side headlight... any idea whats going on, or if its anything to worry about?


zerodeefex
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loufoooo wrote:Hey guys. I'm getting some moisture inside my headlights, but the weird thing is that its only in the driver's side headlight... any idea whats going on, or if its anything to worry about?
I get the same thing. I think Nissan said it was "normal" for a headlight to get a little moisture inside your headlight:

http://x.nissanhelp.com/forums...age=2

I don't call that very normal though

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zerodeefex wrote:
I get the same thing. I think Nissan said it was "normal" for a headlight to get a little moisture inside your headlight:

http://x.nissanhelp.com/forums...age=2

I don't call that very normal though
Got news for you boys...its NOT normal!! I had the same thing happen to me but it was on my drivers turn signal on the side mirror. I called the dealership and told them about it and they told me that it they'll take a look at it to see if it's "normal". I laughed at the guy and said to him are you kidding me? I couldn't believe I had to explain the basic principal of condensation to the guy. I told him if you bought a new house and one of the windows was sweating between the panes, is that normal? I think not. The condensation is a tell tale sign that the window was not properly glazed. Same principal applies here. In the end, they ended up replacing it. Infact, they replaced it this past weekend. Look at it this way, if condensation was supposed to happen in the headlight, why bother weather proofing it with silicone...

Some on here, I think it was adidas, said, the dealer will always say it's normal while the vehicle is under warranty. As soon as the warranty runs out, now it's a problem! Gotta love it!

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loufoooo wrote:Hey guys. I'm getting some moisture inside my headlights, but the weird thing is that its only in the driver's side headlight... any idea whats going on, or if its anything to worry about?
I know that it is not normal and come winter when it Freezes then if will F%$& up your light. And there is also that fact that the plastic can crack, or even better the water will get to your wires and F%$& up your fuses/electric

loufoooo
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thanks for the quick reply guys.

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all 4 of my lights get moisture and it is winter here and the dealer said the same thing...its normal. oh well not my car anyway i just lease it. 08 altima sl 1 month old

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dangeris wrote:
Some on here, I think it was adidas, said, the dealer will always say it's normal while the vehicle is under warranty. As soon as the warranty runs out, now it's a problem! Gotta love it!
Those bastards will suck you for every dime you have. They are big business they can take a hit. Demand to have your car fixed, and make sure you talk to a manager. A service rep isn't gonna do **** for you. If it were normal it would happen to every car on the road. Ask them to show you all the "normal" cars at their stealership with moisture in the headlights.

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kuhan
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I got the same F***ing problem.

ADKSaad1387
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well, i guess im gonna go check immediately...my service guy is real nice and fixes anything for me i hit a curb to avoid an accident and cracked a $500 exhaust part near the front axle...replaced it under warranty and this was after i told him how i went over the curb haha

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I live in DP too
kuhan wrote:I got the same F***ing problem.

loufoooo
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The dealership replaced mine no charge. Its covered under the warranty

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Frozer!!! wrote:I live in DP too
I don't hang around DP that much, mostly in Chicago. But see ya around in the summer time.
loufoooo wrote:The dealership replaced mine no charge. Its covered under the warranty
Did they really? Then I gotta take my car to get this headlight replaced!!!

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loufoooo wrote:The dealership replaced mine no charge. Its covered under the warranty
bought yours at team nissan huh?

loufoooo
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Yeee boyeee haha. They took forever tho

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kuhan
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loufoooo wrote:Yeee boyeee haha. They took forever tho
how long did they take to change it out?

loufoooo
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3 hours. When I brought mine in for the 7500 service, and exhaust manifold replacement they only took an hour.

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kuhan
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thanks.

I got to take my car to the dealer pretty soon to take care of 2 recalls and to change out new headlight as well.

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kuhan
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hey regarding headlight moisture, my stealership is going to replace my altima driver's side headlight which is covered under warranty


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