To learn more about the condensation phenomenon and how to identify it with in a headlamp, please download the video clip below.
"How to Identify Condensation within a Head Lamp"
Contact with Chemicals
Composite headlamps have a polycarbonate lenses, which is very sensitive to a variety of chemicals. Contact with certain chemicals can cause crazing, softening or cracking of the lens, which would require replacement of the entire lamp housing. These chemicals are suspected to cause similar results.
Chemicals to Avoid
These are some of the known chemicals that could harm the polycarbonate lenses of head lamps.
Acetone |
Gasoline |
Oils |
Humidity Zone
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This map demonstrates where the high humidity regions are. With in the high humidity regoins the headlamp assemblies are more susceptible to the condensation phenomenon than in low humidity redions.