Cloudy headlights on Porsche

The long rainy season is finally coming to an end, and Porsches are now being used as a "car wash" after driving in torrential rain or when washing the car.Cloudy headlightsis said to be more likely to occur than in domestic cars.

The temperature difference between the inside and outside of the headlight becomes large, causing so-called condensation inside the headlight.

I asked my husband about it.

After driving the car during heavy rain or after washing the car with a high-pressure washerI have the same problem with the headlights fogging up on my car. It seems that many domestic cars are designed with a lot of care to prevent the headlights from fogging up, but not so with European cars.

This was the case.

I'm surprised it happens. I don't often drive my Porsche in heavy rain. I take my Panamera to the car wash, but I've never felt the lights fog up.

Well, if you don't look at it consciously, you'll miss it. In our case, the Panamera gets fogged up in the rear. The Boxster's headlights, and the GT3's are not washed very often, but so far I haven't seen them fogging up. The headlights on my Porsche seem to be relatively less prone to fogging up. Well, I guess it's an individual difference.

He said.

Boxster headlight fogging experienced

And the other day, my husband and I happened to have to take the Boxster out for a ride.It rained terribly from the morning, and as a result, we had to run in the heavy rain that caused an alarm.It has become. My husband, too.

This is awesome! I've never seen this much rain on a Boxster before. It would have been scary if I had used a GT3 with cup tires. I guess if I go out somewhere with Mina, it will be in the rain or a storm.

I was laughing and driving, but it was quite scary because even with the windshield wipers in full operation, it was hard to see anything in front of me because the road was completely white. Good thing I wasn't driving...

And after 40 minutes of driving in this torrential downpour, I pulled the Boxster into the parking lot at our destination and looked at the headlights...

It's cloudy...!

This is what you call fogged headlights!

The inside was definitely fogged up because I could not remove the fogging by touching it from the outside.

The headlight fogging went away immediately.

Later, by the time I finished my errands and headed home, the rain had stopped, and when I checked my headlights again, the fogging was already completely gone.

And thanks to driving on the highway in the torrential rain, the Boxster's body was much cleaner (laughs).

When I said to my husband, "I didn't know that fogging up of headlights disappears so quickly.

Well, it's not that water got inside the headlights, it's just condensation due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the headlights. I mean...If you drive a Porsche, you shouldn't worry about such details.I don't like it. If you don't like it, just buy a Lexus or a domestic car.
Well, if the situation is so bad that water droplets are accumulating in the headlights, I think you should go to the dealer. In most cases, a little fogging or water droplets will not be enough to replace the headlights.

He said.

I see. (laughs) Well, if it is cloudy all the time for days, I would be concerned, but after a few hours, the cloudiness disappears, so I guess there is no need to be so nervous about it.

I'm not so much about the headlights this time around.The Boxster's top did not leak at all after 40 minutes of driving in the heavy downpour up to this point.I was impressed by this.(Or, for that matter, if it leaks normally.)