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Headlights melting?

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by shhernandez74, Jan 12, 2019.

  1. Jan 12, 2019 at 12:48 PM
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    shhernandez74

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    i have a 2017 tundra and as i was washing my truck today I noticed the headlight seemed blurry. At first I thought it was my vision lol but as I got closer I noticed it looked like the inside of the headlight housing is melted or like it has condensation. The outside is perfectly smooth but the inside of the lenses looks blurry almost like if it had condensation. Any idea what could be causing this? I do have LED bulbs( yeah I know...DoNT PuT LeD BuLbS iN a ReFleCtor HoUsinG) but I doubt the led bulbs get hot enough. Any ideas? And yes it’s on both sides. ECD0972E-BAFE-4FBF-9634-EA3689811CA0.jpgDA226752-8B00-4CB2-9DBD-E81E031BF27B.jpg C9194B37-B1E2-4FEB-8D85-BE38A8A4CE6E.jpg592DE9CE-F866-4EE5-B879-390122BD7CF2.jpgECD0972E-BAFE-4FBF-9634-EA3689811CA0.jpg DA226752-8B00-4CB2-9DBD-E81E031BF27B.jpg C9194B37-B1E2-4FEB-8D85-BE38A8A4CE6E.jpg ECD0972E-BAFE-4FBF-9634-EA3689811CA0.jpg
     
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  2. Jan 13, 2019 at 6:39 PM
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    That looks like condensation. Are the LED lights sealing correctly? My halogen lights in my 18 should run hotter then the LED, at least on the inside of the housing (I know the LED's have a heat sink).
     
  3. Jan 13, 2019 at 6:58 PM
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    I would remove tgd headlights from the truck and let it air out completely. You may need to reseal around tge headlights, see if it come back.
     
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  4. Jan 13, 2019 at 8:51 PM
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    That's condensation. I think you have a bad seal around your new bulbs.
     
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  5. Jan 14, 2019 at 6:55 AM
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    I will disassmble the lights and make sure that is condensation, thanks for the reply!

    How do you reseal a headlight?

    I will disassemble and try to dry it out.
     
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  6. Jan 20, 2019 at 5:04 PM
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    Curiosity what LEDs is everyone running on there halogen headlights?
     
  7. Jan 20, 2019 at 5:55 PM
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