Led headlight issue please help

[NorthEdition19]

Hello all quick question. My buddy has the LED headlights and noticed water( moisture) in one headlight and said the headlight is actually not working now? Has anyone heard of this before??

 

[moosem]

Yup. My truck came with halogens and I added the LEDs after the fact.

I bought brand new OEM headlights and installed them. First time it rained, I noticed a little bit of moisture in the passenger side headlight but it was dry by the next morning.

There’s at least one thread on this forum about this topic and a lot of folks have been told by their dealer that a little condensation inside the headlight enclosure is normal under certain conditions, and as long as it dries out by the next day, it’s fine.

The next time it rained it went out and was soaked inside. They sent me a warranty replacement right away and the new one is fine.

 

[JHRebel]

Failed light, it’s not common or doesnt appear to be...warranty will replace it.

 

[NorthEdition19]

Ya the issue is the lights were bought used off someone so there isn’t a warranty replacement for them.

 

[moosem]

Ya the issue is the lights were bought used off someone so there isn’t a warranty replacement for them.

Unfortunately, your buddy is screwed. Replacement costs around $500-$600.

 

[NorthEdition19]

Great, that sucks. Do people buy one good working light lol

 

[BLS65]

Your buddy has learned a hard lesson about buying second hand electrical components. Hopefully they didn't pay too much for them.

 

[moosem]

That’s why I went with new. I was wary to buy a used headlight off of a brand new truck. Why were they selling it in the first place?

 

[2019REBEL]

It's just not the new ones, my 4th Gen had moisture in the lights too.