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Old 02-04-2008, 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?
 
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[/align]are they aftermarket tails jeremy?
 
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yeah they are my aftermarket black altezza's
 
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do they have a rubber hose? mine do thats why they dont fog


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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!
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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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