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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 05:00 AM
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Have a 2010 IS F - My passenger side headlight has a lot of play in it - and now that headlight is filled with large water droplets - so definitely a leak....thinking a broken headlight bracket is to blame.

Driver side headlight doesn't budge when pressing on it and has zero condensation.

Anybody else have the same issue? Did you have to buy an entire new headlight housing?
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 07:36 AM
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You can seal the crack in the housing with an epoxy or equivalent. If the tabs are broken too, you could try the same, although I would just get another headlight at that point. If you have pre 2011 headlights, they're cheap to come by and easy to remove and replace.
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 02:31 PM
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If the tabs are broken, they can easily be fixed with this kit.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...epair-kit.html
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 09:31 PM
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Sometimes if those tabs get cracked, it’ll cause a spider crack and go further than you think.. you’d need good lighting to see the intricate cracks.
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Old Mar 25, 2023 | 07:34 AM
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Thanks for the info fellas, will probably just end up replacing the headlight
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