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Old 09-14-2006, 12:24 AM
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i just got my new set of clear corners in, my other ones have been leaking bad. what have you guys done to prevent moisture entering.

drilling a hole in the bottom? epoxy the edges? tell me what you did. thanks
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I had the same problem as you did. I got new clear corners and while my car was being painted the shop installed them. They siliconed the sockets to keep moisture out, but it didnt work on the passenger side.
I have a puddle that forma when I wash it.
I would seal them with silicone so you can replace the bulb instead of epoxy that would most likely destroy the lens.

I would also drill a hole in one of the far back corners to let any moisture out incase some gets in there.
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thanks, i meant silicone... on the other hand, im gonna hate to drill holes in brand new lenses and they not work. would that not let moisture in
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The hole has to be small enough to not let water in. Make sure you drill it in the bottom of the lens. Moisture will be able to escape before they fog or fil up with water. You wont have any problems.
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i sealed them up with silicone all around. man i put a **** load of it and moisture still got in. so i took off those black little grommets and they breathe better now . when i wash the car the next day it has little but goes away with sun
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Best thing that has worked for many is to simply drill small holes on the bottom of the lense. It also helps to have shop vac to suck up any water that collects in them after a car wash.
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when you say bottom of the lens you mean the rear of the housing, correct...
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The rear bottom of the housing.
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I spread some RTV around the seam between the lens and the housing. I did not drill any holes and they have been fine for the last 2 years.




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