P1000 Water in headlight. Best way to remove?

[mjleblanc]

Went tooling around in the high country, and managed to plunge into a deep rut, which was conveniently covered with water, and basically flooded the entire driver side, over the top of the door, etc,. Winched out, and escaped. However.....

There is about an inch of water in the driver side headlight. It is not draining by itself, so would anyone have a good approach the draining the light?

MJL

 

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[GlockMeister]

Drill a small hole in it..let er dry out the silicone it back up.

 

[JimmyA]

Pull the Bulb socket, stuff with paper towels. Grease it up replace socket, lesson learned!

 

[Sjc3081]

Pull the bulb socket,suck out the water with a small fuel line type hose. Use a blow dryer to eliminate the condenstation.

 

[sheba4]

you do not need to drill a hole in it...poor advice...thats a hack way of doing it... remove socket and wick it out with a paper towel...

 

[GlockMeister]

you do not need to drill a hole in it...poor advice...thats a hack way of doing it... remove socket and wick it out with a paper towel...

To each his own...ive done it for years to remove condensation from automotive headlights. Much easier than pulling the entire setup out. Just because its not "your" way doesn't mean it the wrong way.

 

[sheba4]

I know it's not me, it is just the professional way of doing things. Actually it is slower drilling a hole and using a dryer. If you brought it to honda they would never proceed that way with it. I keep my equipment neat, not holes in it for when I sell it...

 

[GlockMeister]

I know it's not me, it is just the professional way of doing things. Actually it is slower drilling a hole and using a dryer. If you brought it to honda they would never proceed that way with it. I keep my equipment neat, not holes in it for when I sell it...

Haha...a hole in the headlight would be the least of my worries...i took my machine to honda once....spent the next 2 weeks fixin what they f***ed up. I do my own maintenance and repairs. Either way th OP asked a question...i provided a solution that works.

 

[JsheII3]

Pop it in the microwave

 

[GlockMeister]

Pop it in the microwave

Drill a hole in it first so the steam can escape or itll blow up😁

 

[sheba4]

Haha...a hole in the headlight would be the least of my worries...i took my machine to honda once....spent the next 2 weeks fixin what they f***ed up. I do my own maintenance and repairs. Either way th OP asked a question...i provided a solution that works.

Ok, I just like like doing it right, that only cone from my engineering background..
We are picky... good luck.

 

[MikeyXX]

Maybe you should rinse it out if you end up doing the removal version. If you just drain or wick it away, you'll still have sediment or a slime on the inside from the stale water. Rinse with distilled water or the like may give ypi better results.

 

[mjleblanc]

Thanks for all the responses. Couple of items I should have stated:

These are LED headlights, no bulb to remove
The front lens, ostensibly, clips on and very ostensibly should be removable. Yeah, not so much.
The factory installed it in such a poor fashion, that the entire upper rim is effectively open for water penetration. I removed the light and drained it. There is still grime on the inside of the lens, but I can't get to it, save destroying the light entirely. I'll drive it until these or that light cease to function 'enough', then replace the lot.

And I do not recommend letting your Pioneer try out to be a submarine. The clean-up was rather less than enjoyable. The plus side is now all of the driver side electrical connectors are pristine and properly greased.

Live and learn.....

 

[mjleblanc]

Oh and that microwave suggestion? Brought back memories of the good ole USN, when a wayward shipmate decided that a microwave was perfect for heating a hard-boiled egg. We heard the pop from a few hatches down, and the resulting concretion of egg particles took days to remove.

Nice try though!