Hi,
Looking for opinion as to whether a minor but nonetheless irritating niggle should be resolved under warranty.
Problem is misting/fogging of right front indicator lense on a 330D.
It doesn't stop the indicator being seen(!)The moisture is trapped between the outer and inner "perspex" skins, so not feasible (as originally hoped) to dry it out myself and see if that would resolve it. There are no obvious/visible breaks where moisture would enter, but I guess the gap could be pretty darned small.
Question is, should this be resolved under warranty (car is 16 months old)?
Thanks.
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I imagine you've had a stone hit it and there's a hairline crack somewhere you can't see.
I guess all you can do is ask but I wouldn't make it something to get uptight about, you may need goodwill with the dealer in the future.
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If you cannot see any obvious damage get it changed under warranty. I would think that if you did not - then over time it would become dirty inside and reduce it's effectiveness.
I had same problem on my VW Golf (one of the many problems I had with it actually). The dealer swapped it out 3 times before they gave me one that did not mist up.
I used the argument that if one side was not misting up then the other should not (if you know what I mean).
I reckon that if a VW dealer was that obliging BMW should also be.
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Thanks for your thoughts - will pop in to the dealer and hope for the best.
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I had the same problem with the main light lens on a 3 series and was told by the dealer the lens are not an airtight seal.
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Vauxhall replaced my nearside front foglight under warranty as it was misting on the lense. Quite a common occurance on the Vectra-C apparantly, but from what I understand, Vauxhall will only change it if it happens during the 1st year of the warranty period.
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I also had the same on my 320i as soon as i bought it,and was also told the same.
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ahhh, sounds like I would be wasting my time then.
Thanks for the feedback.
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I had this problem last winter and they would not change the lense under warranty. In the summer I removed the bulbs and used a hairdryer on the whole light cluster and spent several hours drying it out. I went around the joins with clear bathroom sealant and this winter the light hasn't misted up at all.
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