Condensation in Rear Lights

[justlivyalife]

Using the search it seems like condensation in front lights is common, but couldn't find many stories of condensation in rear lights - the car is only 3 days old... so probably not what you'd expect to see!

Based on past experiences, have Dealers rectified this, or not??

 

[gazjones]

mine does it same as the fronts when i wash it looks like the same problem really as the fronts

 

[rashcupra]

me too i every lens on my car seriously fogs up

two headlights, foglights, and all four rear lights!

it takes the p155!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gazjones]

yes i get a bit on my fogs but the back does clear up pretty quick i think

 

[justlivyalife]

Think I'm gonna ring them up on Monday and they can have a look at it on Thursday when the car goes in to have the chunk on the bumper fixed.

Cheers guys

 

[rashcupra]

the rears and the fogs clear up really quick but my headlamps are so bad!!!
im going to buy some new hid headlamps next year anyway.

 

[hanslope]

Does your rear windscreen washer work? I had it on my rear lights when my washer pipe gave up.

 

[boss1986]

my headlights did it.

got replaced under warranty
but only after running over the drunk and the car been released by the police i asked the local DM Keith Skoda for a quote, they picked the car up free and then quoted me and said they will also replace the other unbroken light cause it was steaming up.

otherwise i would probley have left it lol

they should do your rear's aswell i would have thought

 

[rashcupra]

theyre not gonna replace every light on my car under warranty they worm there way outa it! its the headlights that are really bad might put a hose in the back of them fill them up with water and go and raise hell till they replace them! dont really wanna piss off seat stealers as they do all my servicing ect!

 

[Guinness]

Mine does this to not badly enough to bother me, but it is slightly noticable on the rear of the car and very noticible on the front. Let me know if anyone finds a cheap quick fix.

 

[rashcupra]

it has been discused loads of times and there are plenty of ways of apparantly fixing them (drilling little holes, headlamp breather) just bad build quality frankly so as there broken im gonna upgrade them for xennon headlamps in the new year does ne 1 have ne idea on a price i know there damn pricy!

 

[gazjones]

you cant have xenon headlamps on the cupra as they need the washer legally and the intercooler pipes get in the way of where the washers sit in the bumper

 

[rashcupra]

well mine steam up so badly this is worse than not having lamp washers i would change them and not be too worried! what sorta price are they??

 

[gazjones]

if they are really bad take it to the dealers and say look i cant actually see the road properly as they steam up so much see what they say then

 

[rashcupra]

but i relly like the halogen/xenon look would simply put kit in headlamps but they steam up i feel like a :w4nk: going into seat dealership saying my lights steam up tho!

 

[J500ANT]

Holders of Congresbury said the rear ones they can replace under warranty without SEAT authorisation, but the front headlamps they have to email HQ with pix for their approval. If it aint bad enough they wont modify them.

Im waiting for mine to get a bit worse before i complain. I'd like to uprate the bulbs to the Philips ones but I dont want to hear "you changed the bulbs therefore you caused the condensation".

 

[CJFR]

My car had condensation in the rear lights when i bought it. It shouldnt be anything to worry about. Mine went away after 1 night of driving about with the back lights on.

 

[justlivyalife]

There's condensation there now (and has been there since I got to Uni this morning. Wasn't there before I left home at 7am... Seems that it's a temperature thing between the lights (2 hour journey) and the outside temp.