water in clear corners
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water in clear corners i have a lil bit of water in my clear corners and it keeps blowing bulbs. I heard silicon will make this stop happening...what other ideas di u guys have to stop the water from leaking and the bulbs from blowing? this only happend on 1 side the other side is perfect. Also what silicon do u guys recommend? i got my corners from autoafterthoughts
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Re: water in clear corners yeah, this hapened this past week to me. this is my second set from afterthoughts auto thats done this to me. i hear that the rksport clears are not as flashy but that they dont leak. if anyone can confirm this let me know.
Re: water in clear corners Just pull them off, and drill two small holes in the bottom of the clear corners so that the water can escape. Solves the problem rather nicely. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: water in clear corners I have said this before, I have never heard of anyone having a problem with www.pacificie.com clear corners.
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Re: water in clear corners </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DARK AGE 53:
<strong> I have said this before, I have never heard of anyone having a problem with www.pacificie.com clear corners.
Al </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Al you originally turned me onto their lenses... I gave them a shot and sure enough they worked great for about a year... but they did eventually start to melt a little bit and allowed moisture in... unfortunately there isn't a brand of clear lenses out there that wont eventually have a problem.
I've had Diamond Clears from Afterthoughts Auto for about 3-5 months and one of them is already a little hazy... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
BTW: RK Sport's lenses are worse... want proof?
<img src="http://www.azls1.com/monsster/misc/melted1.jpg" alt=" - " />
<strong> I have said this before, I have never heard of anyone having a problem with www.pacificie.com clear corners.
Al </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Al you originally turned me onto their lenses... I gave them a shot and sure enough they worked great for about a year... but they did eventually start to melt a little bit and allowed moisture in... unfortunately there isn't a brand of clear lenses out there that wont eventually have a problem.
I've had Diamond Clears from Afterthoughts Auto for about 3-5 months and one of them is already a little hazy... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
BTW: RK Sport's lenses are worse... want proof?
<img src="http://www.azls1.com/monsster/misc/melted1.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Re: water in clear corners </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by monSSter1191:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DARK AGE 53:
<strong> I have said this before, I have never heard of anyone having a problem with www.pacificie.com clear corners.
Al </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Al you originally turned me onto their lenses... I gave them a shot and sure enough they worked great for about a year... but they did eventually start to melt a little bit and allowed moisture in... unfortunately there isn't a brand of clear lenses out there that wont eventually have a problem.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dave, Sorry to hear about your problem, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> I have to agree with you Dave that there doesn't seem to be a lense out there that might not have a problem.
I wonder if there isn't a bulb out with less watts, maybe that would cure the melting problem.
ncZ28, "amber red light", what's that? If you mean red bulbs yes there is, APC handles them.
Al
P.S. Looks like I won't be recommending any brand of clear lenses in the future. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
<small>[ March 18, 2003, 04:09 PM: Message edited by: DARK AGE 53 ]</small>
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DARK AGE 53:
<strong> I have said this before, I have never heard of anyone having a problem with www.pacificie.com clear corners.
Al </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Al you originally turned me onto their lenses... I gave them a shot and sure enough they worked great for about a year... but they did eventually start to melt a little bit and allowed moisture in... unfortunately there isn't a brand of clear lenses out there that wont eventually have a problem.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dave, Sorry to hear about your problem, <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> I have to agree with you Dave that there doesn't seem to be a lense out there that might not have a problem.
I wonder if there isn't a bulb out with less watts, maybe that would cure the melting problem.
ncZ28, "amber red light", what's that? If you mean red bulbs yes there is, APC handles them.
Al
P.S. Looks like I won't be recommending any brand of clear lenses in the future. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
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Re: water in clear corners Whoever had my car before me had put clear corners on it. They have gathered so much moisture in them that one has turned moldy green. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> I just ordered some new diamond clear corners from afterthoughtsauto. To try and prevent water from getting in these I will silicone the edges and I've ordered L.E.D bulbs from www.clearlights.com. I might also put a hole in them. Surely this will work.
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Re: water in clear corners Well... my recommendation to those with melting problems is to replace the light socket. Some people haev more problems than others... but it seems some lenses cause this problem more than others.
Not sure if this is the case with everyone but when the RK Sport lenses originally burned up the socket the bulbs go into got semi-burned as well... from what I understand they are more prone to overheat after this has happened once. I plan to replace mine now that I'm on my third pair of clear corners! (One from RKS, one from Pacific IE and the other from afterthoughts).
Not sure if this is the case with everyone but when the RK Sport lenses originally burned up the socket the bulbs go into got semi-burned as well... from what I understand they are more prone to overheat after this has happened once. I plan to replace mine now that I'm on my third pair of clear corners! (One from RKS, one from Pacific IE and the other from afterthoughts).
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Re: water in clear corners </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong> I just checked mine when I was polishing my headlights, One has water in it and they haven't been on the car for a month </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tudds, What brand do you have?
One thing everyone needs to make sure is that the foam gasket is re-installed correctly.
If it's heat causing the problem then maybe the LED bulbs are the answer, worth a try for anyone who has clear corners.
<strong> I just checked mine when I was polishing my headlights, One has water in it and they haven't been on the car for a month </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tudds, What brand do you have?
One thing everyone needs to make sure is that the foam gasket is re-installed correctly.
If it's heat causing the problem then maybe the LED bulbs are the answer, worth a try for anyone who has clear corners.
Re: water in clear corners </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JonSS:
<strong> Just pull them off, and drill two small holes in the bottom of the clear corners so that the water can escape. Solves the problem rather nicely. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">another vote for that...just drill some small holes on the top and the bottom so the heavy water can drain out and then whats left (mist) can evaporate.
Chris
<strong> Just pull them off, and drill two small holes in the bottom of the clear corners so that the water can escape. Solves the problem rather nicely. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">another vote for that...just drill some small holes on the top and the bottom so the heavy water can drain out and then whats left (mist) can evaporate.
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Re: water in clear corners After looking at my new ones from afterthoughts I'm not thinking drilling a hole is feasible. These have chrome plastic lining the inside that could shatter. My old ones were just plastic. I have siliconed the edges, ordered LEDs, and will make a gasket out of the silicone for the sockets and cross my fingers.
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Re: water in clear corners I got mine from LS1 Motorsports. Haven't had any problems.
Although, drilling the small holes sounds like a damn good precautionary step.
Although, drilling the small holes sounds like a damn good precautionary step.
Re: water in clear corners I called Afterthoughts and they are sending me a new light since they were on my car for a month.
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