Xenon's not as bright & condensation?

[Jammy78]

Hi,

My headlight's are not as bright as they should be........ I can only see a couple of foot infront of the car at night!

Has anyone heard of Xenon's developing faults or do I need new bulbs?

Also there's loads of condensation on the glass - is there a way to clean them or are they sealed units?

Cheers

 

[Redemption]

Were they working ok and then suddenly gone funny or have you adjusted something? May just need re-aligning.

Condensation was a common issue and someone suggested placing a small pack of silica gel inside the headlight to cure this. Obviously make sure it's secured and not flying around inside the headlight casing.

Others have drilled small holes in the back of the casing so the air can get in there. Not sure if you want to do that though.

 

[Merv130]

I have that condensation problem, cheers for the suggestion on the silica gel. i'll have to give it a go

 

[robdf2]

im actually going to adjust my xenon lights tonight , i find them too low.
if my car was new again i would definatly change the bulbs for bmw bulbs i think are 6k brightness iirc or that could be 8k lol