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iTrader: (1)

Yet another endeavor!
So i took out my fog lights in order to replace the bulbs and refinish the lenses but my driver side fog light has water in it. i can see the moisture inside the housing when i take out the bulb. Is there a way for me to reseal these lights or do i have to buy a whole new unit? I search around but all i found was ways to reseal the headlights and how to take out fogs but nothing on resealing fogs. I should also mention that the edges of the housing where it meets the lens is pretty brittle and probably wont stand up to a whole lot of prying or pressure.

EDIT: also a secondary question. Would an 80watt bulb melt the wiring/housing of the fogs? They are rated at 55watt but ive read mixed responses of people saying its fine and others saying its a bad idea.
Thanks bunches!

logix7

are they glass/plastic? i baked my tail light because it keep getting condensation in it. baked it. opened it. laid some silicone caulk. baked again to soften original adheasive and then pressed it back together.. havent had a problem since

Zerodrag

iTrader: (5)

I cant remember, but i think the foglight has that rubber tube attached to the back. If that is missing, i believe you can get water inside. If that is there you may be able to just try adding clear silicon sealant around the lens-to-housing seam and see if that may solve the issue.

Regarding the higher wattage bulbs... as the lens is plastic, i would suggest not going high wattage. I think you may run into an issue with it potentially softening the lens. You may be able to get away with using it while the car is moving (which cools the lens from the incoming air passing over the surface), but at a standstill there may be issues. This is just my opinion on this as I have had a lens deform on another car wen i ran a higher wattage bulb in a plastic lens foglight.

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iTrader: (1)

I know exactly what tube youre talking about and they are both there. I was thinking about doing the clear silicone too. Would i still be able to bake the lens and housing apart if the silicone doesnt solve the issue?

I think youre also right about the higher wattage so ill probably stick to the 55watt.

BiGEZ

iTrader: (24)

Yes you can put the fog in the over pre heated to about 250 degrees for a few minutes and pry the lens off. Use new adhesive and reseal it. If you want brighter fog lights open them up and install LED lights in there, that is what I did.

Zerodrag

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I think silicon liquefies under heat so it will probably melt off in an oven, but you'd have to research that to be sure.
Back in the 80's and early 90's, when thieves used to steal HKS exhausts off cars, people used to use silicon on the bolts/nuts so a socket wouldn't fit over them. They would later use a lighter to melt the silicon when they needed to remove the bolts.