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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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How do i stop water getting into my tail lights, like it fogs over from moisture, how do i stop that?
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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[/align]are they aftermarket tails jeremy?
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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yeah they are my aftermarket black altezza's
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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do they have a rubber hose? mine do thats why they dont fog


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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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I'd say pull 'em off and silicone caulk the outer edges. Make sure you dry em out completely. Make sure you hair dryer/Compressed air thoroughly till its dry, or else you'll be permanently sealing in the fog [:@]. Should seal em up nicely!
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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okay, yeah thats what i thought about doing, i was acually thinking about tinting my stock tails because i love the look of tinted tails.
 
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I had the same problem on my factory tails that were on my old Bravada. Solution, I drilled a very small hole at the bottom of the lense. No more fog. These things are not meant to be fully sealed. They need to breath a bit.
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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I had the same problem with my front right signal. I took a sharp pocket knife and made a small hole in the edge of it where the lense meets. Problem solved.
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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Oh yes...that does make sense. There'd be no way to ever get the moisture fully out would it. Also with expansion from the heat of the lights...

Yea the vent hole sounds like a much better solution.
 
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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I did exactly what Kyle did to my orig taillights.. only my rev light section was filling up with water, i crilled a couple of holes and problem solved..
 



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