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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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Can anyone tell me what is going on? I sealed those things up like crazy... when I turn on my lowsand highs it clears out... but what can be done to keep them from fogging again??
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Make sure the seal by the bulb is secure too, i would say that Fogs would be more prone to that type of foggin up cause they are closer to the ground and get splashed more
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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This may be an odd question, but did you dry them out before you sealed them? Otherwise you only sealed in the precipitation.
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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They shouldn't be sealed in the first place. The lights should have a drain on the bottom.
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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Well they are sealed exactly the same way as they came off... just the caulking... and believe me, I had so much caulk on it it was crazy. I baked them again in the oven and let them sit in my house for a couple days and I just put them back on today...
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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I had the same problem before but i let it be and they were gone, never fogged again... not sure what happened there..
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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sorry to come in on this thread like this, but Moog... why don't you have a photo gallery. I've always wanted to see a clean pic of your car, but you don't have chit.....
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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If you look at the bottom of your lights, you will see a black tube the 90s off the the back side. That is the drain for the lights. Its there so that when your lights heat up the air inside has somewhere to go. Also it lets them dry out if they happen to get some water in them.
 
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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You know those bags of something they put in beef jerky and what not to keep them dry? They suck up water. Get a bunch of those and put your headlights in a big plastic bag with some of those for a while (a day maybe?) and then seal them up after that. Those little baggies will suck all the moisture out.
 
Old Apr 12, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Just like what rabbit said. It's called silica gel and it's supposed to get eliminatemiostureSilica Gel DesiccantsSilica Gel Desiccants
 
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