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Water or condensation inside my passenger headlight

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Old 06-01-12, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by bob4256
I just took off my headlight and let it dry in the sun. I dont think you HAVE to open it up.
Yes, just take you bumper off and remove your headlight, remove all bulbs and moisture shields and let it dry on the sun. Bob's was actually filled with water so check that also
Considering that there may be a leak in the seal or hole or something, wouldn't doing this be a temporary fix until the next time it rained or moisture was in the air? I'd think taking the headlight off and opening and resealing with caulk would do the trick. But i guess from your experience it must of been perhaps a headlight bulb cover or something letting the moisture in and thus after doing this method of drying it did the trick?

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Old 06-01-12, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Deegee
Considering that there may be a leak in the seal or hole or something, wouldn't doing this be a temporary fix until the next time it rained or moisture was in the air? I'd think taking the headlight off and opening and resealing with caulk would do the trick. But i guess from your experience it must of been perhaps a headlight bulb cover or something letting the moisture in and thus after doing this method of drying it did the trick?

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Yes I actually checked for craks or any faulty sealant but coudnt find anything. I suggest doing this first and then if you see it happens again just try to reseal it. If you don't have water inside it shouldn't be that bad. Bobs had literally a pond inside but I couldn't find anything, maybe my fault when putting the moisture shield but not sure bcz I tend to double check everything.
Old 06-01-12, 11:59 PM
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I just bought a used 06' is 350 and I have the same issue on the same side. Lexus said they wont cover it and that it'd cost about 1g to pop it off to inspect. I'm not covered under the original warranty
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