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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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condensation in headlights and winter

i have the ebay projector headlights and my driver side headlight always seems to get fogged when its raining and what not. I have a little condensation in my headlight right now but not much, my question is it bad to have a little bit of condensation in my headlight now that it's getting to almost freezing tempertures around here? Will the condensation cause my headlight to crack or anything?
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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I had a car before that had heavy condinsation in it and it lasted through the winter fine, lots of below 32 days and snow and whatever wouldn't hurt it. I think you'll be fine.
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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you should take the headlight out, dry it out with a hairdryer, then run a bead of silicone sealant around the seal. If you do it right, your problem is fixed.
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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I've painted one of my headlight housings black.. i will be doing the other over the thanksgiving weekend. i will post pics of the whole process, but i'll be sure to put a few of the ones of me re-sealing it in this thread
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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i did a pair of painted headlights as well and they leaked like no other and i put so much sealant on them, thats why i bough these ebay projectors
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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okay someone i know said that when they had a problem with headlight condensation they just ran electircal tape around the whole housing where the headlight meets and it worked?? How does this idea sound?
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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i recently painted my headlights and had no condensation for 3 or 4 weeks, making me think i had it totally sealed. but i came out of work tonight and both sides were extremely fogged. guess i need to fix mine now too.
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