Moisture in parking light lense

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08-01-2006, 10:57 PM

Blackhawk777

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Moisture in parking light lense

On my passenger side taillight, I have moisture buildup in my parking light/reverse light and I cant' seem to figure out why or how to get it out. any ideas?

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08-02-2006, 08:29 AM

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this is common, i have it on mine i just havent had the time to get it out, theres several ways...lol change the bulb, take it apart from the inside of the trunk and use a blow drier, looks like a fish bowl dont it?

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08-02-2006, 01:43 PM

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Yeah. At least I'm not the only one with that eh?

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08-02-2006, 03:29 PM

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I had that problem and it ended up being a crack in the entire brake light piece.

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08-02-2006, 05:57 PM

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If there is moisture in there then you more than likely have a crack in the housing or a poor seal at the socket. Unfortunatly these are well known for this problem.

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08-02-2006, 06:08 PM

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well i just took my light housing off today undid the bulbs and let the water out....its not hard theres 5 fly screws that you can undo from the inside trunk area.

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