Just noticed moisture from the inside in my 98 honda accord stock front right headlight. Also the lght bulb is dim but not gone. Cannot figure out what to do.

If have to buy new one, please provide assitance in pro vs con between new Honda and aftermarket. Where to buy good aftermarket . Thanks


Modified by eauto at 6:44 PM 12/14/2004

 

mine does it too.....you can try putting a nice thick bead of silicone around the light where the two pieces seal.

otherwise go with OEM lights on EBAY to replace.

stay away from the aftermarket headlights

 

take the headlight assembly out and use a hairdryer to get the moisture out, and leave it inside at least overnight. then get some silicone sealant and apply over original seals.

if that doesn't work, pick up another set of OEM off of ebay. aftermarket assemblies (i.e. projectors, halo projectors, etc) have horrible light output and look tacky anyway, IMO. clear housing and black housing OEM lookalikes would probably be okay though.

EDIT: ^^^Beach Accord beat me to it...

 

Thanks. Will do the following:

1. Take them out, clean them, dry them, seal them and re-install them and see if any imporvement.

2. Buy OEM from ebay etc but will stick with stock.

Can someone explain, why the bulb/brightness has dimmed from the inside ??? How many bulbs are there in the headlight.

Thanks

 

I believe there are two bulbs in the headlight. The low beam and the high beam.

 

sometimes bulbs get dimmer as they go bad. another possibility is that the bulbs aren't getting enough power, which could be caused by wiring issues (frayed wires, bad grounds, etc.)

you have 4 bulbs per headlight assembly:
1 parking light/turn signal
1 low beam
1 high beam
1 smaller parking light (under low and high beam)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eauto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Can someone explain, why the bulb/brightness has dimmed from the inside ???</TD></TR></TABLE>Since you're taking them apart, you'll see the bulbs. Sometimes the glass envelope gets dark from the inside, before they burn out.