Good evening all,
Since I picked up my '13 S10 this past June I have an ongoing issue with the headlight assembly:
Condensation droplets and fogging on the inside of the assembly, the location of where it appears indicated by the yellow arrow callouts.
I have removed the headlight bulbs and used a hairdryer (on the warm setting not hot) many times to dry out the inside of the headlight assembly which works initially however every time I ride the bike regardless of the weather the droplets and fogging reappear. Regular H7 bulbs (55W) are presently installed however when I picked the bike up it had PIAA Extreme White Plus H7s (same 55W rating) which I hated and replaced with Osram/Sylvanias.
I think there is a compromise somewhere within the headlight assembly. Perhaps a hole, a crack or a dried out part of the assembly gasket (if such a thing even exists).
I know that during the time the original owner had the bike it fell over on the right side while parked on a dirt/gravel driveway.
Everything up front was protected as the bike had ALT Rider crash bars (they got a bit scratched) and the rear, right OEM Yamaha
pannier received some bruises as well.
My next project is to remove the headlight assembly and throughly inspect it for a seal compromise and then really try and dry out the inside
with a hair dryer once again. I have the Yammy S10 service manual and it seems like the headlight assembly removal is somewhat straight forward if a bit time consuming. The manual does mention disconnecting the meter (gauge cluster) wire harness which makes no sense to me.
Anyone out there ever have condensation/moisture issues within the headlight assembly?
Anyone ever fully remove the headlight assembly?
Although it is really not affecting the performance of the lights and the condensation always evaporates and does not seem to leave any residue
marks or stains it literally drives me nuts to see it when it happens.
Since I picked up my '13 S10 this past June I have an ongoing issue with the headlight assembly:
Condensation droplets and fogging on the inside of the assembly, the location of where it appears indicated by the yellow arrow callouts.
I have removed the headlight bulbs and used a hairdryer (on the warm setting not hot) many times to dry out the inside of the headlight assembly which works initially however every time I ride the bike regardless of the weather the droplets and fogging reappear. Regular H7 bulbs (55W) are presently installed however when I picked the bike up it had PIAA Extreme White Plus H7s (same 55W rating) which I hated and replaced with Osram/Sylvanias.
I think there is a compromise somewhere within the headlight assembly. Perhaps a hole, a crack or a dried out part of the assembly gasket (if such a thing even exists).
I know that during the time the original owner had the bike it fell over on the right side while parked on a dirt/gravel driveway.
Everything up front was protected as the bike had ALT Rider crash bars (they got a bit scratched) and the rear, right OEM Yamaha
pannier received some bruises as well.
My next project is to remove the headlight assembly and throughly inspect it for a seal compromise and then really try and dry out the inside
with a hair dryer once again. I have the Yammy S10 service manual and it seems like the headlight assembly removal is somewhat straight forward if a bit time consuming. The manual does mention disconnecting the meter (gauge cluster) wire harness which makes no sense to me.
Anyone out there ever have condensation/moisture issues within the headlight assembly?
Anyone ever fully remove the headlight assembly?
Although it is really not affecting the performance of the lights and the condensation always evaporates and does not seem to leave any residue
marks or stains it literally drives me nuts to see it when it happens.
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