Foggy / Dirty Projector Lens

[SubSonic]

Now that I've gotten the LEDs sorted out for the H11 low beam projectors. I've discovered a new issue. My passenger projector lens has a few spots/smudges on it and my driver's side is almost completely fogged over. Almost like a bulb smoked and left a film, but it also appears to be on the outside of the lens as well (still inside the housing).

I bought it new with 7 miles about a month and a half ago and took what I assume were the original bulbs out myself and replaced them with LEDs (twice--because of the interference issue). What would cause this--or is this a defect? Because there's no way to get to the inside/outside of the lens without disassembling the housing.

The foggy one actually makes the light stand out from the non-foggy one when they are turned on. Looking at the front of the car it's obvious something is up.

I've attached the pictures of the clear side (right) that has a few spots and the foggy side (left/driver) that's hazed over.

 

[Mad Maxx]

Haze from the glue fumes when the housing was assembled.

 

[SubSonic]

Haze from the glue fumes when the housing was assembled.

Yeah, that’s probably the most likely explanation. Do yours show any signs of this? Think it’s worth bringing up or am I just being OCD? Thanks for the insight.

 

[dbbd1]

I would bring it up. It's a noticeable difference.

 

[CMoore711]

If a dealer decides to fix it, I bet they will replace the entire headlight housing. In that case, depending on your dealer I would inform them of your LED bulbs so that they don’t mess anything up.

 

[SubSonic]

If a dealer decides to fix it, I bet they will replace the entire headlight housing. In that case, depending on your dealer I would inform them of your LED bulbs so that they don’t mess anything up.

Yeah, I’d probably even put the halogens back in before bringing it up because there’s always the chance they’d try to blame it on the bulbs—as stupid as that may be. I don’t want to deal with that.

 

[dbbd1]

Yeah, I’d probably even put the halogens back in before bringing it up because there’s always the chance they’d try to blame it on the bulbs—as stupid as that may be. I don’t want to deal with that.

Double ditto

If a dealer decides to fix it, I bet they will replace the entire headlight housing. In that case, depending on your dealer I would inform them of your LED bulbs so that they don’t mess anything up.

Ditto

 

[SnowDrifter]

Was this a retrofit? Cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) likes to fume. Fun fact: You can use it to lift fingerprints

If it's factory, I'd start looking for a leak or any other means of intrusion. It's also possible that there was a bulb failure at some point that the resultant discharge coated the lens.

 

[SubSonic]

Was this a retrofit? Cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) likes to fume. Fun fact: You can use it to lift fingerprints

If it's factory, I'd start looking for a leak or any other means of intrusion. It's also possible that there was a bulb failure at some point that the resultant discharge coated the lens.

Nope, not a retrofit. Truck is brand new—less than 2 months of driving, had 7 miles on the clock when I took delivery.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Nope, not a retrofit. Truck is brand new—less than 2 months of driving, had 7 miles on the clock when I took delivery.

Just bring it back to the dealer and let them replace it.