Front head lights building up condensation!!
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Front head lights building up condensation!!
Hi guys, So my passanger head light's seal appears to be done. Every time I wash my car or the sprinklers hit the head lights it builds water up inside =/ was wondering if anyone has done a re-seal on there headlights before? What material to use, adhesive, ect. I have never pulled the head lights out so Im sure there is a write up in here somewhere, and I recall once stumbleing across a DIY "cleaning your head light lense" if I am going to do the re-seal on em I think I'll try to clean the actual lenses them selves as well. Thanks guys!
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^ what sealant did you use? also, if you want to get rid of the condensation without taking your lights apart, i did a temporary fix in the summer, i got a drillbit, that was about the width of half of a tooth pick, and drilled a hole in the bottom of light, as retarded as it sounds, it worked really good. but now i want to re seal the lense itself. anyone have any idea what to you on the lens?
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heres process in reverse order (testing condensation first, sealing , then opening) when i was cleaning up and refinishing/ resealing a peers head lights.
http://s468.photobucket.com/albums/r...view=slideshow
should help you guys through it if you need more help.
http://s468.photobucket.com/albums/r...view=slideshow
should help you guys through it if you need more help.
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I actually went with the material mentioned in the DIY clear thread. It was Ultra black silicone. It worked out really well. The problem that I did run across is that the original stuff that's in there is not fun to remove if you even go that far. When baking the headlight, it does soften up for the purpose of removing the lens and whatnot. However, when the stuff is hard...it's hard. I had to go through with a razorblade and cust away at the OEM sealant in order for the pieces to fit back together securely. The end result was pretty good though. Just remember which way your headlight foam/rubber trim goes if you remove it. I accidentally set one of my headlights up with the lining on upside down.
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