View Poll Results: Have your Headlights ever Leaked or condensed on the inside?
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Poll on Headlights
03-04-06, 10:28 PM
#31
Keeper of the light
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Clean.
Reverse engineering is returning to the apes. We've made an effort on Club Lexus to go forward and fix problems, rather than create new one's. We've ALL made the effort with lot's of hard work to make the forum have proper fixes for problems.
So forgive us when we
when duct tape is used on a Lexus.
Reverse engineering is returning to the apes. We've made an effort on Club Lexus to go forward and fix problems, rather than create new one's. We've ALL made the effort with lot's of hard work to make the forum have proper fixes for problems.
So forgive us when we
when duct tape is used on a Lexus.
03-05-06, 01:32 AM
#32
Not to be rude or anything, but i did read that DIY, and i did follow instructions, but still it leaked. I sealed the damn thing shut. Tighter than w/e you want to think of. We sealed every corner, and even the two breather holes, and yet moisture still got in. I dont know why, you'll probably tell me i didnt seal good enough, well i dont know what else to use. So if this is a temporary fix, so be it.
03-05-06, 01:00 PM
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Well, as for how the pole is going, seems like an approximately constant 2/3s for leaking or has leaked and 1/3 for the lucky people (better knock on wood). Anyhow, you people who keep looking and not voting though, vote some more, so we can get a better figure. 
03-05-06, 03:55 PM
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After reading every link on this subject I could find I removed a headlight, split it open via the oven method, cleaned everything and tried to seal it so that condensation was not possible. It still shows condensation after a wash or a good rain. I now intend to drill some small holes. Two suggestions to those undertaking this task:
1. Put some duct tape along the bumper where you will be sliding the headlight out when removing. It is easy to scratch the bumper when removing the headlights. You can make the tape easier to remove by sticking the tape against your tee shirt or pants a couple of time prior to applying it to the bumper.
2. Preheating oven to only 200 to 225 degrees. Lay the light on a damp towel, and leave it in there for about twenty minutes. You can test the sealant to see if it is pliable prior to removing the unit and prying it apart.
I’m also thinking of putting some type of screen or mesh over the holes to minimize the dirt that would inevitably enter through the holes. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations as to what may be the best material to use? The ideal screen would be something that allows the headlight to breath and/or drain accumulated water while keeping dirt out. I suspect any type of screen may eventually clog and would then need to be cleaned but this would be better than the constant problem of condensation that too many of us seem to suffer.
1. Put some duct tape along the bumper where you will be sliding the headlight out when removing. It is easy to scratch the bumper when removing the headlights. You can make the tape easier to remove by sticking the tape against your tee shirt or pants a couple of time prior to applying it to the bumper.
2. Preheating oven to only 200 to 225 degrees. Lay the light on a damp towel, and leave it in there for about twenty minutes. You can test the sealant to see if it is pliable prior to removing the unit and prying it apart.
I’m also thinking of putting some type of screen or mesh over the holes to minimize the dirt that would inevitably enter through the holes. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations as to what may be the best material to use? The ideal screen would be something that allows the headlight to breath and/or drain accumulated water while keeping dirt out. I suspect any type of screen may eventually clog and would then need to be cleaned but this would be better than the constant problem of condensation that too many of us seem to suffer.
03-05-06, 06:25 PM
#38
Originally Posted by hitsolid
After reading every link on this subject I could find I removed a headlight, split it open via the oven method, cleaned everything and tried to seal it so that condensation was not possible. It still shows condensation after a wash or a good rain. I now intend to drill some small holes. Two suggestions to those undertaking this task:
1. Put some duct tape along the bumper where you will be sliding the headlight out when removing. It is easy to scratch the bumper when removing the headlights. You can make the tape easier to remove by sticking the tape against your tee shirt or pants a couple of time prior to applying it to the bumper.
2. Preheating oven to only 200 to 225 degrees. Lay the light on a damp towel, and leave it in there for about twenty minutes. You can test the sealant to see if it is pliable prior to removing the unit and prying it apart.
I’m also thinking of putting some type of screen or mesh over the holes to minimize the dirt that would inevitably enter through the holes. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations as to what may be the best material to use? The ideal screen would be something that allows the headlight to breath and/or drain accumulated water while keeping dirt out. I suspect any type of screen may eventually clog and would then need to be cleaned but this would be better than the constant problem of condensation that too many of us seem to suffer.
1. Put some duct tape along the bumper where you will be sliding the headlight out when removing. It is easy to scratch the bumper when removing the headlights. You can make the tape easier to remove by sticking the tape against your tee shirt or pants a couple of time prior to applying it to the bumper.
2. Preheating oven to only 200 to 225 degrees. Lay the light on a damp towel, and leave it in there for about twenty minutes. You can test the sealant to see if it is pliable prior to removing the unit and prying it apart.
I’m also thinking of putting some type of screen or mesh over the holes to minimize the dirt that would inevitably enter through the holes. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations as to what may be the best material to use? The ideal screen would be something that allows the headlight to breath and/or drain accumulated water while keeping dirt out. I suspect any type of screen may eventually clog and would then need to be cleaned but this would be better than the constant problem of condensation that too many of us seem to suffer.
's upon this, im happy to say the lights are still dry, and we've gone through two frost nights so far, and that would have normally condenced the inside already 
03-05-06, 10:05 PM
#40
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My old Soarer's lights used to fog up and I hated it. My current Soarer's lights don't leak but they are in need of getting refurbished 
I'll end up doing them once I can scrounge up enough money to do a proper HID retrofit
I'll end up doing them once I can scrounge up enough money to do a proper HID retrofit
03-06-06, 05:10 PM
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The headlights fog up because there isn't enough airflow behind them so the ventilation holes can't flow air through them. Plus as previously mentioned there might be bugs or dirt inside the vent holes. The driver side headlight fogs up more because the battery is directly behind it. What I did was I took off the plastic/rubber S look'n vent tube off the passenger side headlight and made sure the two vent holes weren't clogged up. For the driver side, I located the vent tube on that headlight, took it off and replaced it with a hose long enough to reach just past the bottom of the car. This creates low pressure at the lower end of the hose so air travels down the hose which makes air flow through the headlight from the other vent.
03-06-06, 05:13 PM
#42
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Originally Posted by wyaaj812
The headlights fog up because there isn't enough airflow behind them so the ventilation holes can't flow air through them. Plus as previously mentioned there might be bugs or dirt inside the vent holes. The driver side headlight fogs up more because the battery is directly behind it. What I did was I took off the plastic/rubber S look'n vent tube off the passenger side headlight and made sure the two vent holes weren't clogged up. For the driver side, I located the vent tube on that headlight, took it off and replaced it with a hose long enough to reach just past the bottom of the car. This creates low pressure at the lower end of the hose so air travels down the hose which makes air flow through the headlight from the other vent.