Exterior Lighting

Gore Expertise and Experience in Automotive Lighting Gore has conducted extensive research to understand the fundamental factors that affect automotive lighting performance in areas such as: • Application requirements • Temperature/pressure profiles • Sources of moisture in lamps • Lab and on-vehicle test definition and methods • Lamp construction and design • Condensation performance • Durability • Root-cause analysis

Proven Performance — Substantial Cost Savings

Lamps are exposed to varying climate, road and vehicle conditions that can impact performance. Water spray, humidity, automotive fluids, road debris, dust and dirt can degrade light performance creating aesthetic and safety concerns. Rapid decreases in temperature can cause a decrease in internal pressure, which can draw in contaminants, increase condensation and cause lamp failure.

GORE™ Automotive Vents have been proven in over a decade of use in lighting applications and are more durable than competitive solutions. Their peak performance in the harsh automotive environment is maintained for the life of the vehicle.

The proven performance and unique design of GORE™ Automotive Vents for lighting applications can save you money at every stage of the process:

• For head lamps, position-independent design reduces design complexity for faster, most cost-efficient product development
• Vents can be placed using either manual or automatic methods, for ease of assembly
• Predictable performance lowers testing costs
• Reliable performance

Automotive Vents for Exterior Lighting (PDF)