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    condensation in headlights

    Just bought a 2015 a few hours ago and noticed condensation in the headlights, in the lower outside corners, like fog. Not much, just enough to look slightly cloudy. It's been raining buckets, but I was kind of surprised to see any moisture at all in there. Never noticed this with my other Mirage but I didn't own it in cold weather, either. Anyone else have this issue?



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    Vented (to the atmosphere) headlights! Normal. Humidity gets in there then when the temperature drops,it condensates to the cold lens.

    When you turn the headlights on to use it,it will 'burn' it off,or let the sun do it.

    My 14 does the same and only on the passenger side. I'm guessing because the way I park it,there is a tree on the driver side blocking some of the heat radiating into space from the car. (sort of acting like a blanket).

    Unless it has standing water in the bottom of the headlight,it's fine!
    You can look at the back of the headlamp near the top you will see a little rubber tube in a cavity! That's the vent tube.

    BTW congratulations on the new Mirage!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3dplane View Post
    Vented (to the atmosphere) headlights! Normal. Humidity gets in there then when the temperature drops,it condensates to the cold lens.

    When you turn the headlights on to use it,it will 'burn' it off,or let the sun do it.

    My 14 does the same and only on the passenger side. I'm guessing because the way I park it,there is a tree on the driver side blocking some of the heat radiating into space from the car. (sort of acting like a blanket).

    Unless it has standing water in the bottom of the headlight,it's fine!
    You can look at the back of the headlamp near the top you will see a little rubber tube in a cavity! That's the vent tube.

    BTW congratulations on the new Mirage!
    Great, thanks!
    Wow, you get 63.4 mpg? I averaged 47 with my 2014. Hoping the 2015 does even better.

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    Interesting. Where are the lights vented at? Do you have a picture?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Daox View Post
    Interesting. Where are the lights vented at? Do you have a picture?
    I'll get you one!

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    That is passenger side.


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