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Old 02-07-2016, 04:03 PM
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Brake light condensation

Anyone else experiencing this?

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It's happening in both.
 
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Old 02-07-2016, 04:36 PM
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I am seeing it in both back up light lenses.
 
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Old 02-07-2016, 08:51 PM
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I wonder if these can be replaced under warranty? I'll find out when I take it in for the door handle recall.
 
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Old 02-07-2016, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Vjaramillo
I wonder if these can be replaced under warranty? I'll find out when I take it in for the door handle recall.
Let us know how that turns out.

According to the 2016 FIT manual on page 400, this is considered normal. So they may play that back to you instead of replacing them.
 
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Old 02-07-2016, 10:00 PM
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I had some in mine when it was new. It disappeared after driving it a while and it hasn't come back.


The owner's manual says a bit of this is "normal" but yours looks like more than I had. I'd see the dealer about it.
 
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Old 02-08-2016, 12:36 AM
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The owner's manual does say it's normal. Only if water starts to build up inside you should go to the dealer. Funny. Oh well.
 
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Old 02-10-2016, 02:46 AM
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Its not normal there just covering there asses. I would take the tail light off and check that all the bulb are snapped in and tight. when I put my LED lights in they where not snapped in all the way from the factory
 
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Old 02-10-2016, 12:22 PM
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Some amount of condensation is normal since the housings breathe and, when shutdown hot at night and full of hot and humid air, they draw in warm humid air as they cool. By next morning the warm humid air is cold humid air and condensed water.
 
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Old 02-11-2016, 12:12 PM
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unless u have a spider living in there like my old subaru, then it's normal.
 
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Old 02-15-2016, 06:59 AM
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Yesterday I was mesmerized by the water in the backup light fixture of the CR-V driving ahead of me. The fixture was half full! I could see it slosh around as the CR-V turned and stopped. I would have loved to watch the driver backup so I could see if the bulb still worked.
 
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Old 03-26-2019, 08:33 PM
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what do you think about this back light on my 2018, i think the seal is bad from the factory as it is white and not black pressed together and the left light is ok and the seal is black.

it is only in the white area of the light, the red parts are all ok

there is two white marks on the lower left that seem to be condensation marks

it takes a week to clear and then it will start again, usually in sunny weather

only had the car two weeks, i hope they change it on warranty, but are photos alone ok as it might be clear when i get to the dealer

thanks
 
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