# Volvo S80, '04 Moisture in Xenon Headlamps

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-04-moisture-in-xenon-headlamps/71500>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** s80, volvo\
**Created:** [March 19, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-04-moisture-in-xenon-headlamps/71500 "2012-03-19T01:18:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![s80leo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@s80leo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/s80leo)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-04-moisture-in-xenon-headlamps/71500/1 "2012-03-19T01:18:42Z")

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Not quite enough for goldfish… a Google results in hundred’s with the same problem but no ace solution other than Volvo should do something. Any thoughts, suggestions are most welcomed

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-04-moisture-in-xenon-headlamps/71500/2 "2012-03-19T07:20:11Z")

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Drilling a couple of small vent holes in the bottom of the lamp housings (one on each side of each housing) may cure that problem.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s80-04-moisture-in-xenon-headlamps/71500/3 "2012-03-19T07:30:30Z")

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Another thing to check are the vent tubes for the headlight pods. These are small rubber hoses on the back-sides of the headlights. Sometimes spiders will deposit egg sacs in the vent tubes so the moisture can’t escape from the headlight pods.

Tester