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Old 29-May-2007, 05:46 PM
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Condensation in my projector headlight??

is there anybody who deals with projectors, that get moisture/water in them??? mine is wet inside right now and im hoping to get it fixed!!!

i don't know how about doing it without breaking the lens!!

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Old 29-May-2007, 06:59 PM
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park it in the sun for a few hours, any also check the ruber L like elbow attached to the backside of the housing. make sure its not blocked.

If this problem keeps on occuring u cud have a crack in the plastic or in the silicone seal, either crack the lens and add a new bead of silicone or wait for it to dry out and just fill around the joints
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Old 29-May-2007, 08:55 PM
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aight cool.. thanks alot!!
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Old 30-May-2007, 01:25 AM
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well, usually crappy headlights and aftmk ones will fogg up. if you want iit to go away easily, just drill a small holl in the bottom most partof the light near the front where the moisture builds up...

it will allow it to breath a little more and drain out the moistue much faster.
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Old 30-May-2007, 02:24 AM
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my tyc lights got moisture inside when it rained or even when i jsut washed my car.... i just took them off the car and jsut added some extra sylicon around the areas where the front clear plastic meets the rear black plastic.... it definitly did the trick... i don't think its a matter of moisture getting out... its usualy the fact that moisture gets in...
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Drill a hole sounds like it would work!! but what about the water leaving marks on the lends after?? possible?? and also wouldn't a hole allow moisture more??

it sounds like the trick tho!!!

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Old 30-May-2007, 01:28 PM
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Adding more silicone won't hurt either, i was deff gonna do that!!

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Old 30-May-2007, 01:41 PM
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Originally posted by Druha01
Drill a hole sounds like it would work!! but what about the water leaving marks on the lends after?? possible?? and also wouldn't a hole allow moisture more??

it sounds like the trick tho!!!

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do you really think thats good advice...lol good luck. did you even check the rear moisture outlets....oem lights are different cuz the whole assembly is one space....aftermarket projector setups are different and will have different type of moinsture outlets.

i would attempt to see if i can enlarge the moisture outlet in the rear rather than drilling anywhere else.
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it's an idea and it won't hurt the lights at all, i've checked the back parts of the lights where there are 2 L shaped tubes on each light!! bothe are free of anything blocking it.. i just want to get the moisture out!! i took them off and there was a puddle of water on the lens when i lifted them upside down. The water drained out the back where the rubber covers the light bulbs themself...

This was a good puddle of water too by the way..

Are you implying that i should just take off the rubber L shapes and leave it open??
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thanks for the advice too by the way szuberi!!
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if it was a good puddle then u definatly need to crack them and reseal them...drilling a hole will just help get the water out but wont solve ur problem of it condensating.
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