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Need4Camaro Apr 19, 2015 09:08 AM

Clear corners that don't leak?
 
Mine are leaking and fogged up, I tried drilling holes and for awhile that helped but the lenses are dirty on the inside, I need to replace them.

I heard of some OEM or stock style clear corners but I can't find them nor do I know who makes them. I heard of APC clears that dont leak but once again can't find them. I am avoiding the diamond clear corners.. any advice?

jaxcam02 Apr 19, 2015 09:21 AM

My advice is to go back to stock and deal with it. I've tried three different brands and all of them melted and leaked.

quiet_storm98 Apr 19, 2015 05:38 PM

I have tried many different ones including the most recent clear ones that i was told by many people on here that don't leak sold by a guy named neodials on ebay. They have all eventually leaked, im gonna switch to leds since they give off much less heat because the stock bulbs melt the housings that is why my current ones leak

quiet_storm98 Apr 19, 2015 05:40 PM

Oh yeah also by the way i tried the other clear ones, the ones that look frosted, and those leaked too you just couldn't tell as much because they aren't as clear as the "diamond" clear ones

ThoR294 Apr 20, 2015 05:10 PM

my ebay clear corners dont leak. maybe its because I am using LT1 style? lol

Majestic9C1 Apr 22, 2015 08:06 PM

you can always run a bead of silicone around the backside before installation

joeformula Apr 22, 2015 10:54 PM

I've been looking into clear corners and since I don't daily drive the SS it won't get caught in the rain so I should be ok. The melting is caused from the bulbs or the sun?

quiet_storm98 Apr 22, 2015 11:46 PM


Originally Posted by joeformula (Post 18770841)
I've been looking into clear corners and since I don't daily drive the SS it won't get caught in the rain so I should be ok. The melting is caused from the bulbs or the sun?

The bulbs melt them...i have had like 5 different sets in the 10 years i have owned an fbody, i have ran silicone around the seams and everything but eventually every set i have had has melted and let water in that's why im gonna just swap to leds cuz they produce alot less heat

joeformula Apr 23, 2015 11:39 PM

Thanks for the info

SparkyJJO Apr 24, 2015 08:15 AM

The ones from neondials are Depo brand IIRC and they lasted the longest when I had black corners. They were showing signs of getting a bit cooked later on but never had a problem with them. I ended up just using a couple coats of VHT on my stock corners for my 99 though as I didn't care for the white border on the lens from the sealant they used plus the way the bulbs reflected in them seemed a bit odd (particularly the small 194 bulb on the side).

#931 Apr 27, 2015 11:19 PM


Originally Posted by SparkyJJO (Post 18772675)
The ones from neondials are Depo brand IIRC and they lasted the longest when I had black corners. They were showing signs of getting a bit cooked later on but never had a problem with them. I ended up just using a couple coats of VHT on my stock corners for my 99 though as I didn't care for the white border on the lens from the sealant they used plus the way the bulbs reflected in them seemed a bit odd (particularly the small 194 bulb on the side).

What he said


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