How do you handle this?

[Heinrich34]

Dear Friends,

after driving a little through our countryside today and after getting wet short before arriving home i saw this on the headlights.





I read that i might be not the only person who has this foggy headlights but on an almost new car i think it does not look so well. Funny is that i have the same problem on my 2012 Range Rover´s rear light (standard on British cars ? )
Is there something i can do to avoid it or is there a chance to change the headlights to new ones on warranty?

thank you and best regards

Heinrich

[Jockman]

I had this all the time during my ownership.

I could never get rid of the condensation so I just lived with it

[IanV12VR]

I have had this on all mine and just live with it. It doesn't seem to affect the usefulness of the lights. Not sure if anyone has sorted this on Gaydon cars but know some DB7 owners had silica gel packets put in their units and it seemed to stop it happening. Don't think it can be done on Gaydon cars though.

[Neil1300R]

A) Drive faster
B) Stop looking at it
C) Drive with your light on - 'burns' off the condensation
D) A+B+C
E) TADT

[steveatesh]

It's in the manual as normal iirc

[Jockman]

Proof that these cars do indeed breathe

[DAMIT]

Don't take it out in the rain! (or cold!)

[mikey k]

Jockman said:

I had this all the time during my ownership.

I could never get rid of the condensation so I just lived with it

That's because you left it outside to try and compete with George for mould

[mikey k]

Mine does it as well
Soon sorted with a dehumidifier in the garage

[F1 NDW]

My 2002 Vanquish never does it! So there Michael G! I'm not telling you how much the last service was but the car is 200% perfect and I'm 300% pissed!

[yeti]

My DB7 and DB9 both do/did it.

As did my Marcos, Maserati, Alfa, XKR and every car I have ever owned with faired in headlights

Bring back pop-up headlamps

[hornbaek]

Nothing you can do about it. They all condensate because it is a closed unit where the condensation occurs due to the heat of the engine meeting the cold surface of the enclosed light unit. The Vanquish does not do this because it had a little valve in the back of the unit controlling the airflow. Gaydon Astons do not have this as it is a sealed unit.

Edited by hornbaek on Friday 11th October 10:42

[Jockman]

yeti said:

Bring back pop-up headlamps

I'm sure they were fashionable in Miami Vice

[yeti]

Jockman said:

yeti said:

Bring back pop-up headlamps

I'm sure they were fashionable in Miami Vice

You can be Tubbs to my Crockett, my blue chum

[michael gould]

F1 NDW said:

My 2002 Vanquish never does it! So there Michael G! I'm not telling you how much the last service was but the car is 200% perfect and I'm 300% pissed!

how much was last service ?

[Jockman]

michael gould said:

how much was last service ?

It was at Bamford Rose and there is no way in this world Neil will divulge his £3k bill

[F1 NDW]

Jockman said:

michael gould said:

how much was last service ?

It was at Bamford Rose and there is no way in this world Neil will divulge his £3k bill

Get stuffed! I was the worse for wear and rambling last night. But the car is 200% perfect I'm glad to say!