I mind stuffing anything inside the housing :/ Doin this all over again? everytime it builds up? No thank you.. I just want a permanent solution to this.. Don't the lights have like vents underneath? they should have those.. Or can I order some more sealed caps? plastic/rubber?
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Helix Depo LED Projector Headlights
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I mind stuffing anything inside the housing :/ Doin this all over again? everytime it builds up? No thank you.. I just want a permanent solution to this.. Don't the lights have like vents underneath? they should have those.. Or can I order some more sealed caps? plastic/rubber?
I have just checked for the vents, they're up and fitted correctly. As long as I don't use halogens and just daylight led's it's fine. But I wonder why did I had 1 whole week without misting and I was driving mostly with halogens.. It started today.. :S I don't understand.
03boostedGTi
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any new feedback on these? I just read the whole thread and its pretty mixed on reviews. anyone using new lot of these and how are they?
penfold1981
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Any more info on the coding for getting the led's to wink wink when the indicators are on? Also I am in the uk with the auto switch. So with the switch in auto are the led's active? Currently I have the dual high beam/drl H15 bulb so theoretically I would need to code the drl as ........?
Having issues with my helix head lights.
I purchased from you about a month and a half ago and I just got around installing them this weekend. Today itt rained all day and both my head lights are fogged up and full on condensation.
I checked the caps and they are sealed, everything else works fine aside from getting condensation which is very annoying.
what can you do for me?
I purchased from you about a month and a half ago and I just got around installing them this weekend. Today itt rained all day and both my head lights are fogged up and full on condensation.
I checked the caps and they are sealed, everything else works fine aside from getting condensation which is very annoying.
what can you do for me?
Joseph@OnePerfectDose
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Goose mentioned adding silicone lube to the caps may help seal the caps. BMC used silica packs to absorb moister and found that to work for them. Depending on the climate, especially area's with higher humidity can exhibit condensation. There is a link in post 1 regarding condensation and a factory TSB from VW.
Feel free to send us images via email.
ok, I will try both and see what happens
I will get pictures tonight, I tried silica pcks and silicone lube around the caps and the passenger head lights is still get condensation inside.
Lucky#Slevin
Go Kart Newbie
Seriously these headlights suck.. Do not waste your money on these like I did.. Have had nothing but problems since day friggin 1.. 4 hundred something dollars down the drain.. I'm about to go back to stock halogen.. Tired of the constant condensation, high beam projectors lenses getting stuck and ugly light scatter.. Bottom line These lights are shit.
Joseph@OnePerfectDose
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Lucky condensation is nothing we have shied away from. We provide information with links in the first post of this thread as well as purchase advisories letting end users know this may be an issue.
Depo includes paperwork inside the packaging advising on causes of condensation. Now we have gone back and forth with folks about whether condensation is normal or not and to each their own. Volkswagen is a lot more qualified than we may be here at OPDparts but Volkswagen themselves cannot prevent this issue and will not cover it under warranty because it is a natural occurrence. Climates play a large roll on this as well, the east coast suffers a lot more than the west coast does due to humidity. Volkswagen now includes a blurb within the owners manual describing condensation as normal. Theirs words not mine.
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17020
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14422
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3627
http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43149
http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8171
Now the reason we advise on Silica packs is because we learned that Acura uses these in their OEM headlight assemblies. We didn't just make this up and so we gave it a try and have found really good success with this. For it to work though, you must dry your headlight unit completely. Absolutely dry and not a drip of water then apply the silica packs and others can confirm. Here is an Acura post about this: http://www.tsxclub.com/forums/1st-gen-problems-fixes/54522-headlight-condensation-fix.html
Now regarding the high beam issue, this is an issue. I agree 100% and we have offered from the beginning to take the lights in an repair them ourselves to make them right. I have even taken in second hand lights not purchased from us to help those in need or at least provide the info to correct the issue. Lucky we offered to repair your lights and we were declined, we try our best to help out.
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