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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Question Clear corner fixes

Hi I'm new here but have been on F-bodyhideout for a while. I have a 2000 Camaro Z28 with clear corners. Today I noticed that one of my turn signal bulbs was out so when I went to fix it I noticed water inside the plastic. I have read through as many posts as I could find about this and found two solutions.
1. Seal the entire peice with clear silicone
2. Drill holes to allow the water to escape.

However I did not find any posts saying if these had worked or not, and since it can keep causing bulbs to go out, I would like to get it fixed. Somebody please let me know what you tried and how it worked out for you. I am too poor to be buying bulbs every week. Thanks in advance guys.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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I actually did both. Used some Super 77 clear silcone around the seems, then put a couple of very tiny holes in the lowest points. I've never had any water or condensation problems and my car is no garage queen, it's sit outside all the time.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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This may be a dumb question, but whats the point of sealing it if you are just going to put holes in it?
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 12:11 AM
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I had the same problem too, the clear corners would fill up whenever I washer my car. I first drilled two small holes in each of the clear corners, but I still found some water in them after I washed my car, So I then took the clear corners off again and went around the seams with some clear silicone. Have not had any problems since. Hope this helps you.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dontshakepandas
This may be a dumb question, but whats the point of sealing it if you are just going to put holes in it?
I wasn't sure if the silcone was going to work well enough over time to keep the water out in a hard rain or when washing the car, so I figured I should also just drill the holes to save myself from having to take them out again.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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alright.. that makes sense thanx for the help guys
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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All I did was seal them up with some clear RTV. I haven't had any leaks.
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 01:18 AM
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It Works!

i did both as well, and glad i did....cuz apperantlly i didn't do as good of a job sealing the passenger side lense cause that one has gotten some water in there but thanks to the holes i drilled, i have had no problems with the bulb blowing out on me as of yet and the water does eventually get out
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