# Toyota Prius Headlight Humidity **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** prius, toyota\ **Created:** [March 28, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748 "2010-03-28T14:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sys1dgw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@sys1dgw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sys1dgw)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/1 "2010-03-28T14:13:13Z")
My 2007 Toyota Prius driver’s side headlight has humidity (water droplets) form after a rainstorm. The warrenty expired 2 months ago and the dealer wants $300.00 to replace the headlight. It may need to be re-sealed, but it definitly does not need to be replaced. I used a compressor and blew in fresh air. The water vapor vanished the the headlight became clear again. However, the situation returned after the next rain storm. Any suggestions for a permanent fix? Any way to get Toyota to fix the problem for good? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/2 "2010-03-28T14:22:24Z")
Don’t you just love those lights. If they don’t loose the seal or block a drain, they get sand blasted turning the clear cover into a frosted cover, all for the sake of the fancy-pants design group. Let’s bring back the sealed beam lamps. $3.50 for a new lamp with it’s own new glass cover and you could install it in five minutes with a single screwdriver. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/3 "2010-03-28T15:30:58Z")
I’m a little surprised a lawyer hasn’t brought a class action lawsuit. Frosted headlight lenses are unsafe at any speed. Ralph Nader call your office. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/4 "2010-03-28T20:59:47Z")
I remember those sealed beams on my Chevelle. I could barely see 30 feet in front of me with the low beams on. If all 4 lights were used(high beams), then it was OK ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/5 "2010-03-28T21:03:55Z")
Someone should have told you they were adjustable. ---
**Author:** ![velocityboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/velocityboy/32/541_2.png) [@velocityboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/velocityboy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/6 "2010-03-29T06:43:13Z")
Well, if ya wanna go cheap, break out the drill. I had, literally, two inches of water sloshing around in each headlight of my car. I drilled a couple small holes along the bottom of each light for drainage, and a couple holes on the top of each light for evaporation. Worked like a charm. Haven’t seen a drop of moisture in there since. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-prius-headlight-humidity/46748/7 "2010-03-29T23:46:06Z")
I didn’t really see anywhere(or way) to adjust them, they looked pretty stationary to me. [![](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png) ](http://pic.photobucket.com/bwe.png)