Moisture in clear corners
12-19-2005, 01:54 AM
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Moisture in clear corners I recently put on clear cornres and halos, and am having a problem with both fogging up. On the clears its always on the side where the daytime running light isnt on, and the halos on the side where the brights are. I have sealed the halo's and made sure the rubber vents are open.
I'm wondering what I can do to get rid of this, my car hasn't seen a drop of water, just really cold temperatures and really warm bulbs I'm assuming.
I'm wondering what I can do to get rid of this, my car hasn't seen a drop of water, just really cold temperatures and really warm bulbs I'm assuming.
12-19-2005, 02:37 AM
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When I had my clear corners, they had moisture in both of them. I took them off and sealed them with silicone. They were fine for awhile. They started having moisture in them again. I took them off and lets just say that my stock corners are back on. The moisture damaged my corners and they have been trashed. I do not know if I will be getting them again.
12-19-2005, 06:12 AM
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Do you have ebay corners. I had the same problem with those the same week I got them. I got some new ones from RKSport. The quality is the same as OE corners and presto no more moistuer.
12-19-2005, 01:30 PM
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I had the same problem with 2 sets of clears. I first bought mine from procarparts.com and they leaked and left like a yellow residue at the bottom of the light which looked like crap, then i bought the second pair off ebay and i sealed them before putting them on, and the same thing happened... So I just decided to get rid of them and black out the stock corners, and I havent had a problem with leakin since.. 
12-19-2005, 01:45 PM
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My right side corner light got all that moisture in it so I took the light out. Got my moms hair dryer and put it down the whole where the lights go in and it dried it out.
12-19-2005, 02:35 PM
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Its just moisture on the inside of the lens, its not puddling in the bottom or anything. And when I went out and looked at it this morning, moisture all gone.
Any ideas? (Btw, I havent washed the car and it hasnt seen any water, its just condensation. They are quality similar to that of OEM)
Any ideas? (Btw, I havent washed the car and it hasnt seen any water, its just condensation. They are quality similar to that of OEM)
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It is normal to get some condensation in a lamp. The GM spec is that it has to clear in ambient temperature in a couple hours. As long as you don't see standing water, you should be OK.
A note on sealing lamps completely too - DON'T DO IT. Those vents are there for a reason. If you seal a lamp completely, you are in for trouble. The problem is, that when a lamp heats up from use, it builds up pressure due to expanding hot air. If the lamp is sealed, the pressure will find a way out (probably through the wire harness). The problem comes in when the lamp cools down. As it cools, the pressure goes negative, and it starts trying to suck in air. If it cools when it is wet, it will suck in some moisture too. Once you get moisture in a sealed lamp, it is all over, because it can't get back out.
-Geoff
A note on sealing lamps completely too - DON'T DO IT. Those vents are there for a reason. If you seal a lamp completely, you are in for trouble. The problem is, that when a lamp heats up from use, it builds up pressure due to expanding hot air. If the lamp is sealed, the pressure will find a way out (probably through the wire harness). The problem comes in when the lamp cools down. As it cools, the pressure goes negative, and it starts trying to suck in air. If it cools when it is wet, it will suck in some moisture too. Once you get moisture in a sealed lamp, it is all over, because it can't get back out.
-Geoff
12-22-2005, 04:16 PM
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After washing my car today, no water was inside of the corners, so I think I'll be okay. I'm just going to have to get used to them fogging up in cold weather.