Scirocco Central

Hello,

I am seeing, on both the headlamps, condensation build up on the inside of the lens when I wash the car or spray the washer jets when the engine is still warm, is this normal?

Hi Tim, welcome to Scirocco Central

Mine occasionally have condensation but it clears when the lights warm up. The manual says this is normal.

Have looked back but cant see a thread dealing with this, mine has condensation inside the front light clusters, is this normal? never had this on my MK5

The manual says that condensation is normal in the Scirocco headlights - and assuming that your DRLs are not deactivated then it should clear when ever you are driving the car as the lamps heat up.

Odd I know but supposedly normal

Edit: Oh yeah, and I get condensation in my headlamps too!

I've seen it mentioned before. Yes it's normal. Despite them being closed units you'll always get some moisture inside in the manufacturing.

Kev wrote:I've seen it mentioned before. Yes it's normal. Despite them being closed units you'll always get some moisture inside in the manufacturing.

They are not sealed units. Hence the condensation. . . .

Yes it's normal, every car i've ever owned has had condensation behind the headlights, when it's stood during the winter, or when washing the car. It goes as soon as you drive it.

never happened in my Mk5, suppose it makes sense if its not a sealed unit, but its not very good.

mine had it for a few days when i first had it, after having the lights every time i drove it, its disappeared

ryancooke wrote:mine had it for a few days when i first had it, after having the lights every time i drove it, its disappeared

Me too

I suppose driving for 10 mins at 8am from hotel to work, and the 10 min drive back at 8pm isnt enough to burn off that condensation.

que the sympathy?

albertz33 wrote:que the sympathy?

depends on the Hotel you're in, if you're in a travel lodge,you have my sympathy

So had my car just over a week and I have noticed some condensation in the corners of the head lamps, see pic:




I have the auto lights on during the day but not sure that makes any difference.

Anyone else had this? Any ideas?

Cheers
Rob

It's fairly common and nothing to worry about apparently.

Kev wrote:It's fairly common and nothing to worry about apparently.

Ok thanks but it's does annoy me a bit. Just been looking through the members gallery and I can see a few with this.

Might get the hair dryer out!

Mine does it too!!!!

Mine did it to start with, goes after a couple of weeks. The other roc in the family also has the condensation but that's not a week old yet.

Go get new ones @ the VW workshop/dealership. It's covered by the warranty. Atleast here in sweden.

its normal as they are not sealed units

just use your light more to dry them out on the inside, mine went after a few weeks