Hey all, my dads 2016 1.2 Fabia Estate has developed a ‘damp’ nearside headlamp. As you can see it’s pretty bad. I don’t see any crack in the lens or split in the upper seal, do these have vent holes that are easily accessible? Any help or suggestions would be very greatfully received! 😋

My mk2 octavia is the same. Reckon its the front lens seal thats gone. On the Octavia you can remove entire unit easily. I took it in to warm house and managed to dry it up carefully in front of fire then used a thin silcone bead around lens. Been ok for a while now. It may be that the rubber covers are loose or missing at rear as well. On the Octavia you remove plastic nut and pull a lever bellow headlight and the unit pops out. Makes bulb changes so much easier.

Alasdair

Had a look at my sons and its not the same. No quick release system. Best option would be to remove rubber seals from rear and switch lights on for a while. The heat from bulbs should dry it up. Years ago a trick if lens was glass was to put a towel over it so it heated up more and remove rubber seals at rear to vent moist air. Dont do it with plastic lenses. They tend to melt as I found out a few years ago.

Alasdair

6 hours ago, Snowbaby said:

Any help or suggestions would be very greatfully received!

Remove the rubber access seals for the headlamp bulbs and fire a hair drier in to the unit.

HTH

Thanks. AG Falco