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Old 09-18-2008, 06:22 PM
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hwo can i re-seal my headlights?

just like the tittle says my right side low beam has condensation in it and im wondering what is the best way to seal it, silicone?
Old 09-18-2008, 06:38 PM
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you can't do anything obout it . just replace them .
Old 09-18-2008, 06:50 PM
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i was afraid of that, thanks anyway
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nothing to be afraid of, they are cheap and not hard to replace
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Re: hwo can i re-seal my headlights?

Would the same hold true for the parking/turn signals on my 1991 RS? They've got a fair bit of moisture in the light, and I've been toying with various ways to remove the condensation, and reseal the light. I imagine theres a way to get into the parking lights, though, as they're not sealed-beam.

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Would the same hold true for the parking/turn signals on my 1991 RS? They've got a fair bit of moisture in the light, and I've been toying with various ways to remove the condensation, and reseal the light. I imagine theres a way to get into the parking lights, though, as they're not sealed-beam.

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those are glued together and cant be takin apart easily i tried to take them apart before cuz i had two from a junkyard one with a cracked housing and one with a cracked lense and neither would come apart ive heard of people using heat guns and ovens to pry apart headlights in s10 pickups to remove the amber lense corner maybe it would work in this case? anyone tried something like this?
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Would the same hold true for the parking/turn signals on my 1991 RS? They've got a fair bit of moisture in the light, and I've been toying with various ways to remove the condensation, and reseal the light. I imagine theres a way to get into the parking lights, though, as they're not sealed-beam.

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remove bulb from rear of housing , remove housing from car . on the lower/bottom side of the housing you will see a small drainage port . this will stop up with dirt etc. . open or enlarge drainage port , wash inside ( i just sloshed soapy water around inside , rinsed well ) while housing is removed a good time to polish face of housing while inside dries . makes them look years newer . there is a service bulletion on this problem on homepage . good luck .
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Re: hwo can i re-seal my headlights?


i also took mine out to clean them it makes a huge differance. they went from cloudy and yellowish to clear in about an hour
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