Rockets GT Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I' noticed last night that my passenger headlight has some condensation in it. My brother (a car nut) cleared my headlights for me a few years ago when I was visiting home in AZ and I don't have the balls to open it back up to dry it out. Anyone in the Denver area have experience with their headlights and would be willing to help me dry out mine? I'd be willing to offer food, beer or even cash. I'm in the wash park/DU area of town. Thanks in advance. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaGe Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 a few years ago or a few weeks ago? OTM. Sorry I didn't mean to start a war which mainly forum people is all about . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets GT Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 December of 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I did mine today: Before: http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/8031/notclearedlk5.jpg After: http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1808/clearedbz8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets GT Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Looks great. Did you use a heat gun or the oven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkl303 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Oven here. It's not to bad of a process overall, but you might want to figure out what he used to seal the headlight. If he didn't apply anything new you should be able to go without a problem. In my case I used silicone to seal it up and don't know how well it melts easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets GT Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Oven here. It's not to bad of a process overall, but you might want to figure out what he used to seal the headlight. If he didn't apply anything new you should be able to go without a problem. In my case I used silicone to seal it up and don't know how well it melts easily. He didn't apply anything new, he used the excess OEM silicone(or whatever it was originally sealed with) to re-seal it. I looked today and the condensation is gone. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 It looks like there isn't a complete seal ... I had a ton of water in mine, and I had to take mine back apart and apply some extra silicone .. no more leaks for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkl303 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have the same issue(got into an accident and the body shop did not replace the lights) but was not an issue before. Thus I think it is not completely sealed. I'd reheat them and reseal with silicone. I may be able to help you on the weekend but I take no responsibility for what might happen. PM me if your interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 They aren't airtight. Condensation will eventually go away, but if you want it to not reappear, I'd take them apart again, and use some additional silicone on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bskey Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Condensation will happen. There are plastic 'caps' on the back of your headlight that seal it off from the elements. It's so dry here typically, you can take one of those off and it will evaporate your headlight very quickly if you're driving. If you are really worried about it you can reseal them, but imho, it's too much work for the occasional condensation. life in spin cycle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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