Just got back from the dealership. With all the rain we've been having lately here in SoCal, today I noticed that a fair amount of condensation in the passenger side headlight assembly, so I took it to the dealership to have it checked out. Just got told by the mechanic that normally the headlight housings are vented and condensation/water buildup should not happen, but when they disassembled the housing they found a fair amount of water pooled in the assembly. The good news? Theyre going to install a new passenger side headlight, and it only takes 5 minutes. The bad news is that they have to order the part from Germany, since this is the first 2009 model they've seen with this problem. The wait time? 4-6 weeks. Oh well, at least the light still works
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YOUR RESEARCHWater ingress into headlight housing
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I can beat that time line. I had to have my passenger seat frame replaced in my 2006 and in the process my glove box was scratched. I have the two tone black / Stone gray leather. They have to make me a new glove box since nobody stocks one in the two tone. Several months if I am lucky. Mike
Followup: I just got back from my dealership. The delivery of the new headlight assembly from Germany was a lot quicker than the 4-6 weeks they quoted me. The install took about 30 minutes and both headlights are fully functional again. What a relief.
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