Fog light problem

[Taraska]

Hi guys. I got some water inside my fog light. I removed it and tried to dry it but its so deep inside that hairdryer wouldn't dry it. Is there on other way of doing it? I tried to take fog light a part but i think its not passable.
Any idea?
Taras

 

[ygoslo]

Mail it down here. I'll whack it in the sun for a day and it will be sweet!

 

[frozen]

i've had the same problem taraska, i replaced the foglight as it would always fill back up even if i got it completely dry.

 

[jaygore]

yea thats what i was going to say, you are probably best off replacing it

 

[Taraska]

How much did u pay?

i've had the same problem taraska, i replaced the foglight as it would always fill back up even if i got it completely dry.

 

[gtodave]

drill a small hole in the front of the lense at the very bottom about 1mm and then the water will drain out.
you can pull them apart and reseal them they have 3 screws a few plastic clips and some sealant holding them together
put them in the sun to soften the sealant and pry them apart

 

[happymatch]

drill a small hole in the front of the lense at the very bottom about 1mm and then the water will drain out.
you can pull them apart and reseal them they have 3 screws a few plastic clips and some sealant holding them together
put them in the sun to soften the sealant and pry them apart

yeah~ it works. i did this on my mum's old accord on the side indicator. it will dry in about 2 days. when it was dry, i just left it. ir worked fine

 

[SiliconAngel]

You can pull them apart, the lens is held to the body with sealant that can be heated. Put it in the oven at 100°C for five minutes and you'll be able to prise them apart.

 

[Taraska]

LOL I did it last nihgt! I filled a hole with a glue after it was dry. Its back on the car this morning.
Thanks for everything guys.
Taras



quote=gtodave;82252]drill a small hole in the front of the lense at the very bottom about 1mm and then the water will drain out.
you can pull them apart and reseal them they have 3 screws a few plastic clips and some sealant holding them together
put them in the sun to soften the sealant and pry them apart[/quote]

 

[Guest]

Does anyone know what colour the sealant is on the facelift fog lights? Is it black or grey? I want to get some matching sealant in preparation for pulling a light out, cleaning & resealing. My left fog light is permanently.. fogged up :closedeyes:

 

[kymbo]

its black

 

[Guest]

Darn.. I fully resealed the lens, siliconed the 4 screws on the back of the assembly and put silicone grease on the rubber o-rings.. and there is moisture in there again today!

So, it's either getting in around the o-rings, or in the aim adjuster screw. Or, what's that rubber tube that pokes out the back with what looks like a bit of mesh in it? Is that a breather? Could I try sealing that up too?

 

[dimi_108]

Like Dave mentioned, drill a small hole at the bottom and you'll never have this problem again.
I did this with one of my fog lights and also my driver's side headlight as i was getting bad condensation build up in both of them.
I never had the problem ever again.

 

[Guest]

Dave says to drill the hole into the front of the lense.. is that right? Surely that would cause more water to get into it.

Weird thing is that my right fog light doesn't have any moisture at all.

Out of interest, is there any problem with totally sealing the lights up or must they have a breather for some reason? (let out the heat etc)

 

[dimi_108]

Nah, don't drill a hole on the front of the lense, that'll eff it up. Drill a small hole on the base of it. That's what I did and it worked.