Got my halos yesterday finally. Remember reading that people were saying you should seal them. They look pretty well sealed to me, anyone suggest I still do it. If so whats that sealent that I should use called again?

 

install then... then take your car to a carwash and spray them and see what happens


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i say seal them anyway. when i recieved my lights they looked like they were sealed well also. but the first time i washed it, they fogged up like a bitch. i still need to reseal them but dont know if ill ever get around to it. i say do it now while theyre out, and prevent a bigger headache later

 

Yep, and Plain old Clear Silicon works well

 

I was in the same boat when I got mine. I even made a thread asking exactly what you were. I decided to seal them before I installed them. I went to my local auto part store, Murray's and bought two tubes of clear RTV silicon sealant. They cost about $5 bucks each, which isnt much, but I found out later that it was cheaper at K-Mart ($4). Anyways, I ran a good solid bead around the entire headlight. I let it dry for a couple hours, and then went back and did it again, just in case. I only used one tube for both headlights, which surprised me, since the tube was only about 6 ounces of sealant. Well I havent had any fogging since the install, and the car has been through countless washes and rain storms.

Short version:
Personally I would seal them. Use RTV sealant found at any auto parts store.

 

yeah....im sooooo pissed right now, its raining and my pass. side projector is fogged up like a bitch...

 

best way to detect leaks is while they are out of the car. Take some water and dump inside the housing. Then keep turning the entire assembly moving the water to new areas to see if any of the water makes it out. If you see drips of water escaping you will know that you will need to put more silicone around those areas.

 

uh that sounds like a real bad idea.. cause then you got water in ur headlight..

 

Yea that doesnt sound too good. How about putting the headlight in water, not submerging it under water. Then spray some air into the headlight to see if there are any bubbles...

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That sounds good too. The way I said works you just have to let them dry out afterwards. Also Im not talking about filling the entire thing up with water. I ment like a couple of oz and move it along the edges inside the housing.

 

Alright man, I would just rather not put water in my headlight. Culd rust something, u never know.


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yup. i ripped my stock ones apart and painted them, there are NO leaks or condensation at all. the clear permatex silicone sealant works very well