After your lens replacement: misting and debris
What to expect after a lens replacement or refurbishment: why light misting can appear for a few weeks, and how to clear loose debris in seconds.
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After a lens replacement or refurbishment and repair, light misting for a few weeks is normal, and any loose debris inside the headlight clears in seconds. Here's what to expect.
Light misting for a few weeks
After a lens replacement, there may be slight misting while the air inside the headlight settles and mixes with the air outside. This takes a couple of weeks at least in ideal conditions, and longer in others.
If your headlight has had water in it, the moisture will have reached the whole headlight. The service removes most of it, but not all. The rest dries out over a couple of weeks at least in ideal conditions, or longer in others, and can cause misting while it does.
Silica gel packets help clear moisture from a headlight faster. For more on why headlights mist and what's normal, see misting and condensation.
Loose debris inside the headlight
When your headlight is ready to collect or post, you'll have the chance to check it over in detail. We strongly recommend you do, so you're happy with it and we can deal with anything there and then.
If you're collecting, keep the headlight flat on the journey to keep anything loose from moving.
If you see small particles inside the headlight when you come to fit it, point the lens up at the sky or ceiling and gently shake the headlight. This moves them from the front to the back, out of sight behind the surrounds. It isn't a fault with the service: it happens when a headlight is handled with the lens facing down for a while, and takes a few minutes to put right.
Common questions
Is misting normal after a lens replacement?
Yes. Slight misting can appear while the air inside the headlight settles and mixes with the air outside.
How long does the misting last?
A couple of weeks at least in ideal conditions, and longer in others.
Can I clear it faster?
Yes. Silica gel packets help clear moisture from a headlight faster.
There are small particles inside my headlight. What do I do?
Point the lens up at the sky or ceiling and gently shake the headlight. The particles move to the back, out of sight behind the surrounds.
Is debris a fault with the service?
No. It happens when a headlight is handled with the lens facing down for a while, and takes a few minutes to put right.
Questions?
WhatsApp us on 0121 295 1900, or see our lens replacement and repair services.
