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Old May 28, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Moisture in headlight

Well last night after washing/ waxing my car i descoverd my passenger headlight has mosiure in it is there i way i could possibly get it out??
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Old May 28, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Well last night after washing/ waxing my car i descoverd my passenger headlight has mosiure in it is there i way i could possibly get it out??
a little trick my dad taught me growing up that has its pros and cons... you can drill about two tiny holes at the bottom of the headlight and that airs it out. it does keep the moisture out however, you have a good chance of it getting dirty on the inside. dust getting up in it and everything. i have moisture in my drivers side headlight but i am just going to my dealer and telling them to fix it. best way of it.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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drill the holes, or bitch and have it replaced under warranty.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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I would say that if it's still under warranty.... then make them take care of it.

Karla.... when you going to take YOURS to the dealer for that??
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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i had moisture in my drivers headlight... they replaced the headlight completely... no charge... covered under warantee... no moisture since...
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Old May 31, 2006 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by LittleStealthSS
I would say that if it's still under warranty.... then make them take care of it.

Karla.... when you going to take YOURS to the dealer for that??
im probably not going to take it till mid or end of june when i will have a couple days off, its too hard to try to get it there when i work, so, im not too sure yet.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Re4peR26
Well last night after washing/ waxing my car i descoverd my passenger headlight has mosiure in it is there i way i could possibly get it out??
Easiest way is to have the dealer replaced it. I had the same thing and it was done with no problems. The only problem I have had with the car.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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i blacked mine out so i hope that mine dont do that crap, cause i doubt they will replace em haha, oh well if that happens ill just order the halos earlier then i wanted to
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Old May 31, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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headlights

i painted mine.
had some moisture find its way in.
heres what you do.
take the headlights out of the car.
remove wiring and light bulbs.
bake in oven at 200 degrees for ten min at a time allowing for cool off
the water will evaporate out due to the heat
then buy some permatex black and seal it up.

or if you havent done anything then the headlight should be taken care of under warranty.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SSpartan
i painted mine.
had some moisture find its way in.
heres what you do.
take the headlights out of the car.
remove wiring and light bulbs.
bake in oven at 200 degrees for ten min at a time allowing for cool off
the water will evaporate out due to the heat
then buy some permatex black and seal it up.

or if you havent done anything then the headlight should be taken care of under warranty.
Do that, and if I were you I'd just take the opportunity to paint them as well. Unless you actually like that chrome bezel.

I didn't get any moisture in mine after painting them,,, just make sure you seal them up well and be careful when replacing bulbs in the future. You should never get moisture in there again unless the headlight isn't sealed properly in the first place.

But IMHO do not drill holes in your headlights, replacements are not cheap.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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^ what he said it actual works pretty good and you get a chance to paints them ect. glue will be a little hard to get get just use a flat head and a razor knife.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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