Headlight Condensation!

[Andy S]

Thanks to all who have posted ..... TBH it did clear as the day warmed up and consensus appears to be that this is normal, so I'll just go and enjoy driving

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[Mad Pat 66]

Just noticed this morning that I have condensation in both front headlights, wIth identical areas as per picture. Certainly not what I expect to see, and will be getting looked at by Dealer, but wondering if this is a one off, or have others witnessed similar!

I experienced exactly the same issue in the recent cold snap and Porsche have tried to tell me it’s to be expected, as the headlights aren’t sealed units due to the intense heat that can be generated.??‍

 

[MConte05]

I experienced exactly the same issue in the recent cold snap and Porsche have tried to tell me it’s to be expected, as the headlights aren’t sealed units due to the intense heat that can be generated.??‍

Read what I posted earlier. They are indeed not sealed units but instead have goretex patches to allow for the air to balance. Otherwise that moisture (which is impossible to prevent in large volumes of air like the headlights) would condensate over multiple cycles and then end up with water inside the headlights. The goretex patches lets the Air balance out quicker before the moisture has time to condensate.

Think of what happens to your glasses when you go into a extreme temperature change, they fog up quickly, but then go away as the temperatures of the glasses begins to balance with the surrounding temp. Same principle happening here.

 

[Mad Pat 66]

Read what I posted earlier. They are indeed not sealed units but instead have goretex patches to allow for the air to balance. Otherwise that moisture (which is impossible to prevent in large volumes of air like the headlights) would condensate over multiple cycles and then end up with water inside the headlights. The goretex patches lets the Air balance out quicker before the moisture has time to condensate.

Think of what happens to your glasses when you go into a extreme temperature change, they fog up quickly, but then go away as the temperatures of the glasses begins to balance with the surrounding temp. Same principle happening here.

Thank you for the information; I drove 400 miles and the condensation never went away though.

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