Water inside euro headlight

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Originally Posted by Euro1011

Has anyone with a Euro in Perth has this 'water in headlight' problem? If so which dealer did you take it to. I'm planning to take to the Melville dealer (where i bought car from) to get the clutch and headlights fix. Just wanna know what are they like when replacing these two items (good, they ignore, etc)? Any experiences?

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I took it to the Honda dealer on Scarborough beach road. They were awesome about it - agreed to order a new assembly without looking at the car (yes - they did it over the phone and I wasn't an existing customer). Definately go there :thumbsup:

In Melbourne I received the opposite treatment - despite my request they change the assembly they said "it wasn't necessary and we dried out the headlight"... 2 weeks later it happened again (by that stage I had moved to Perth). Absolute time wasters in Melb.

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Originally Posted by yfin

I took it to the Honda dealer on Scarborough beach road. They were awesome about it - agreed to order a new assembly without looking at the car (yes - they did it over the phone and I wasn't an existing customer). Definately go there :thumbsup:

In Melbourne I received the opposite treatment - despite my request they change the assembly they said "it wasn't necessary and we dried out the headlight"... 2 weeks later it happened again (by that stage I had moved to Perth). Absolute time wasters in Melb.

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Thanks yfin. I try the guys ar Scarborough Beach. Closer to work too.
Going to ask you a stupid question. I do not have to take it to the dealer i bought the car from right? as long it's an authorised honda dealer.

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Originally Posted by Euro1011

Thanks yfin. I try the guys ar Scarborough Beach. Closer to work too.
Going to ask you a stupid question. I do not have to take it to the dealer i bought the car from right? as long it's an authorised honda dealer.

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definately not - in fact I have found I get better service from places where I did not buy the car. Perhaps they think they can win me over to their dealership if they try harder. Or perhaps other dealers are just better overall. :D

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Originally Posted by Euro1011

Thanks yfin. I try the guys ar Scarborough Beach. Closer to work too.
Going to ask you a stupid question. I do not have to take it to the dealer i bought the car from right? as long it's an authorised honda dealer.

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Yes, that's right. You can use any dealer for warranty repair.

Thanks guys. Booked my car in to get the headlight replaced at Scarborough but about the creaking clutch (i know this is another thread), apparently my VIN number does not fall within the ones specified in the bulletin Honda Aust specified but they will diagnose it.

The warranty on my car is 3years (had it for 2.5yrs now). Is it a good idea to extend the warranty for another 2yrs for $895?

my only advice would be to read the warratny carefully, dealer warranties are not the same as honda warranties.

if its an extension of the honda warranty then i reckon 895 is worth it, if your planning on keeping it, but i would be weary of the dealer warranties. as they dont cover everything, you must go back to them, etcetc.

I had fogging of my driver side headlight yesterday too after the carwash. It is dry now but has water marks all over the inside of the headlight assembly. Any ideas on how to clean it out?

Because it's dried now.. i doubt honda will replace it.

Lads, this problem has existed in the Euro headlights since it's inception. Standad procedure is for you to return it to your local dealership. They are fully aware of it and you should get a swap out pretty quickly without any questions asked.

With the recent rain and hail and cold in Melbourne, my euro's headlight is like the bathroom mirror after a shower.

Could someone who suceeded in having their headlight assembly replaced, please pm me which dealer they went to?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by ^__^ SM ^__^

With the recent rain and hail and cold in Melbourne, my euro's headlight is like the bathroom mirror after a shower.

Could someone who suceeded in having their headlight assembly replaced, please pm me which dealer they went to?

Thanks.

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Did you get the headlight clips fitted on by your dealer on your last service?

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Originally Posted by aaronng

Did you get the headlight clips fitted on by your dealer on your last service?

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No I didn't because I didn't have this issue then (undercover parking) but now... outside... :(

I've just arrived home from dropping my car off at the dealer for a scheduled service. The service manager had added an item to my job sheet to check and replace the headlight clips/assembly as a recall item. Nothing has shown up in DOTARS yet, and I hadn't reported any moisture in my headlights.

To those who have the moisture issues - I wonder what the possibility is of putting those moisture absorbing dessicant silica gel sachets inside your headlights until you can get it fixed properly by Honda?