Rear lights condensating on MG4 SE

[FiferMG4]

Ok, so now we have established it is common, does anyone have any practical suggestions for reducing it?

Check to see if the vents are clogged with spider’s webs, dirt, etc.

 

[Ian Key]

Careful when you wash it so as not to spray water at the vent holes

 

[tsedge]

Good suggestion, thanks. I am thinking it needs additional vents but not on the exposed outside. It seems to me more vents, properly positioned would enable faster air replacement which should mean less fogging or at least faster defogging (it seems really slow to defog).

 

[Ian Key]

Good suggestion, thanks. I am thinking it needs additional vents but not on the exposed outside. It seems to me more vents, properly positioned would enable faster air replacement which should mean less fogging or at least faster defogging (it seems really slow to defog).

It seems like an afterthought, which is totally unlike MG, to put the vent holes along the back verticle edge of the Trophy's light bar.

 

[austinp693]

I had this issue, simply book it in with the dealership you purchased the car from, it's under the warranty.
No water ingress is good news!!
Get it done before it gets into the electrics.

 

[tsedge]

I had this issue, simply book it in with the dealership you purchased the car from, it's under the warranty.
No water ingress is good news!!
Get it done before it gets into the electrics.

What did they do?

 

[Cocijo]

How about those Chrystal water bags?

 

[CarlMG4]

I had this issue, simply book it in with the dealership you purchased the car from, it's under the warranty.
No water ingress is good news!!
Get it done before it gets into the electrics.

The LEDs and wiring are sealed, the housing is vented, they can't do much about it, it's a design quirk.

Aside from gas sealing the units, they may all do it if the conditions are right (or wrong!)

Unless you have pools of water, they can't/won't do anything about it. It would require fully changing the light unit.

 

[xcyber]

Have had this loan car for a cupple of days and it seams it does not goes away Cannot see any wents/holes but its something on the side that perhaps can be taken off`? dont want to brake anything so if anyone know how to remove the side plastic cover it would be nice to know..

 

[CarlMG4]

Have had this loan car for a cupple of days and it seams it does not goes away Cannot see any wents/holes but its something on the side that perhaps can be taken off`? dont want to brake anything so if anyone know how to remove the side plastic cover it would be nice to know..View attachment 17821

I'd say that isn't normal, it's normal to get a light patch of misting in places, but there's water pooling inside the light housing, that's a lot of misting.

That's not drying out anytime soon.

 

[Ian Key]

Looks like a seal has failed. Might have to take it to a dealer.

 

[Alb]

Have had this loan car for a cupple of days and it seams it does not goes away Cannot see any wents/holes but its something on the side that perhaps can be taken off`? dont want to brake anything so if anyone know how to remove the side plastic cover it would be nice to know..View attachment 17821

That does look awful. Can't possibly describe that as normal.

 

[AndyL61]

That does look awful. Can't possibly describe that as normal.

Yeah agree, worst one I've seen.

 

[nexia201]

on the demo car from the dealer it had a bit but mine fingers crossed nothing and i use powerwasher on the car

 

[xcyber]

Yeah agree, worst one I've seen.

and the dealer said it was normal
today I noticed that the leds isnt working too.. maybe after all the water inside? Glad its only a democar but if mine comes from the harbour like this in about 14 days I will not be happy..

 

[siteguru]

Formal complaint time ... your dealer is talking xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[AndyL61]

and the dealer said it was normal
today I noticed that the leds isnt working too.. maybe after all the water inside? Glad its only a democar but if mine comes from the harbour like this in about 14 days I will not be happy..

They all do it when it's damp , but that is excessive.

 

[NewMG4me]

Formal complaint time ... your dealer is talking xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It’s a loan car

 

[Eber]

Cannot see any wents/holes but its something on the side that perhaps can be taken off`?

There are very tiny ventilation holes, you will find them wenn you run your fingers along the led bar. But they are visible as well.

That said yours is most obviously broken.

 

[nexia201]

There are very tiny ventilation holes, you will find them wenn you run your fingers along the led bar. But they are visible as well.

That said yours is most obviously broken.

those are injection points not vents