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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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Yes I no this topic has been covered hundreds of millions of times, yes my headlights had fogged up, yes i did the whole take them apart and reseal them. It worked for about 2 weeks, then the fog came back, some people say to drill holes in the bottom to let it out but most people say that doesn't work, and i not about to drill holes in my lights if it doesn't work. So has anyone figured out any other ways to get rid of the fog.

Latly i just leave my light on during the day and it evaporates most of it but my blinker still fogs up.
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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Let them dry out completely and then reseal them with a bead of silicone on the outside of the joint. This should take care of it. Don't do the drilled holes thing. It only makes it worse. Don't ask me how I know.
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:53 PM
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heres a no fail method... buy new headlights- I had to

cost more than other options but sure fixed the problem!
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sc400texas
heres a no fail method... buy new headlights- I had to

cost more than other options but sure fixed the problem!
buying new headlights is by far the best solution. The new lights look absolutely gorgeous being all crystal clear and what not in comparison to the slightly cloudy, but clear, refinished lights.
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 02:03 PM
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Have to agree with SC400texas here, i bought brand new headlights for mine,its worth it bud, you'll love it.
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jeremyp111
Let them dry out completely and then reseal them with a bead of silicone on the outside of the joint. This should take care of it. Don't do the drilled holes thing. It only makes it worse. Don't ask me how I know.
what do u meen the joint, is it where the big black piece of ruber wraps around the light, when i did it the first time i lifted it up slightly and siliconed sealled that part. Maybe i sealed the wrong area.

my Sc is a 92 and amazingly my light are crystal clear when the fog is not in them, i have never had to clean them, and compared to brand new ones you can't tell a dif as far a clearity,

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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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is it moister bulding up inside them. if so find some silica packs that come in medicine bottles or whatever.put those inside. it should keep the moister out.
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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That sounds like a great idea never thought of that or heard of it, i will deffinatly try it, just need to figure out were i want to stash the packs in the light. It sounds like it will work. Thanks.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DlaxMan3
what do u meen the joint, is it where the big black piece of ruber wraps around the light, when i did it the first time i lifted it up slightly and siliconed sealled that part. Maybe i sealed the wrong area.

my Sc is a 92 and amazingly my light are crystal clear when the fog is not in them, i have never had to clean them, and compared to brand new ones you can't tell a dif as far a clearity,
What I mean is the point where the two halves come together. Put a bead of silicone around the outside of the seam where they meet and that should take care of it. Whenever you pull apart the headlights and put them back together they never seal up as well.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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Yeah - I drilled holes in mine and has made little difference except to the pass-side. The driver's side, even with drilled-holes takes ffforeeever to dry out. At $500/clip for a whole assembly, replacing both sides just isn't economically sensible in my opinion, when that cash can be spent to fix a whole host of other issues that will inevitably occur on a 12 yr-old car. But I suspect that if/when I do replace the driver's-side light assembly, the pass-side will look like crap. Any other ideas are appreciated. Thanks for all your posts people. KF
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by STSGUY
Yeah - I drilled holes in mine and has made little difference except to the pass-side. The driver's side, even with drilled-holes takes ffforeeever to dry out. At $500/clip for a whole assembly, replacing both sides just isn't economically sensible in my opinion, when that cash can be spent to fix a whole host of other issues that will inevitably occur on a 12 yr-old car. But I suspect that if/when I do replace the driver's-side light assembly, the pass-side will look like crap. Any other ideas are appreciated. Thanks for all your posts people. KF
If you check Fleabay, they have new headlights all the time for 40% off stealer prices. Right now, there are quite a few auctions going on.
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Appreciate the advice ill - couple of good deals on there basically getting me 2 lights (brand new) for the price of one per Dealer rip off prices.
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