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Old May 5, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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I was just out with a friend last night and he noticed that my side markers are condensing. The left side not as condensed as the right side. What can I do to fix this?

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Old May 5, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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the left side marker
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Old May 5, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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If there's a lotta water splashing. Like driving thru a puddle or something then water can get in the sidemarkers. Just pull out the connector/bulb and let it air dry. It should be gone within a day or so. I had this problem too and there's really no way around it because the aftermarket pieces aren't made to very exacting standards. Thus they have more holes and gaps and water will work its way in when driving in rain.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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wasnt there a black weather strip, from the oem orange one's, you can transfer to the aftermarket ones? i thought i did that with mine, but its been so long i forget.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 4ntvings
wasnt there a black weather strip, from the oem orange one's, you can transfer to the aftermarket ones?
nope.

my obx clear sides get that if I drive in a lot of rain. like jeff said, if you take the bulb out you can let it dry or you can take them off the car and dry them with a hair dryer to speed the process.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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how about sealing the edges with some silicone?
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Old May 5, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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what milky said...need to do this myself.
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Old May 6, 2007 | 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by milky
how about sealing the edges with some silicone?
this works..i've done it
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Old May 6, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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I have the same side markers.. In addition to sealing the edges with silicone I also made rubber washers to go on top of the weather strip (I did this because even with the weather strip it still was a little loose). Rubber bands will work as well.
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Old May 7, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by gottagitmines
I have the same side markers.. In addition to sealing the edges with silicone I also made rubber washers to go on top of the weather strip (I did this because even with the weather strip it still was a little loose). Rubber bands will work as well.
What type of products did you use?
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