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12-27-2018, 08:03 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner Carolina Campers
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Moisture in right Headlamp
Hi,
I have a 2014 Winnebago Adventurer 35P and noticed I have moisture inside the headlamp and was wondering how do I remove the moisture. It doesn't look easy to remove it. I called WBGO and they told me if I remove bulb I may be able to suck it out but don't have a vacuum with me. Any suggestions.
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12-27-2018, 09:06 PM
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Remove the entire headlamp, remove bulb and shake out as much water as possible, fill with rice and let sit overnight. Judicious use of DW's hair dryer will work instead of rice if it's only fogged up.
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12-27-2018, 09:44 PM
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Frankly, I wouldn’t worry about it.
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12-28-2018, 04:52 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Moisture in headlamp
Drill small hole (1/8) in lamp casing. It takes awhile (days) but eventually it disappears.
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12-28-2018, 04:04 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner Carolina Campers
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Hi,
How hard is it to remove headlamp? Where do I drill hole? I am not too fond of drilling hole has dirt will get in there. While it go away by itself?
Thanks.
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12-31-2018, 03:30 AM
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OK as others have said, remove bulb, but do not touch actual bulb, only touch base. Then grab the wife's turkey baster and add a section of hose to it. Stick this down in lamp housing and suck out the water. you can then attempt to dry it out with some paper towels or try, on extremely low setting your wife's hair dryer to blow dry the inside of it.
When you are ready to replace the bulb add some Dielectric Grease or light bulb lubricant to the seal. This will help ensure it stays snug and keep the water from getting in.
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01-05-2019, 11:48 PM
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A hairline crack in the lens anywhere may allow moisture to get, sometimes enough to puddle. If you can find a crack, careful application of superglue might get it sealed backup. The above ideas to dry it our are good. Might just pull the bulb and let it sit facing the sun all day.
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01-19-2019, 11:46 AM
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water in headlight, Winebago Sprinter View
Had water in Sprinter headlight after putting in replacement bulb. I had not reattached the back light housing firmly. I got the water out by a combination of leaving the back housing off, vehicle facing sun, and got a aquarium air pump (about $9) and stuck the air tube into the headlight and let the inflow air gradually expel the moisture from the headlight. Then made sure replaced the back housing correctly.
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01-19-2019, 12:50 PM
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Is that a plastic lense type headlight assembly?
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01-19-2019, 01:15 PM
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Most MH headlamp assemblies are based on standard automobile or truck headlamps. Usually if you Google the number embossed on the lens you can find out what yours were deigned to fit. If you have a recurrent water leakage problem it might just be easier to replace them entirely. You can buy the OEM units or one of many knockoffs. Mine were beginning to exhibit hazing at the same time that one started to take on water. I replaced them both.
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