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Moisture in headlights

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RandomHero

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Dec 28, 2002
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
When I bought my car I noticed there was moisture in my passenger side headlight. Can anyone tell me how to get that moisture out of there?
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i have the same prollem, it seems to dry up over time but them when i get the car wet it comes right back. how do i fix the leak>?
 
take it to a good body shop.. they will take apart the glue and re-seal it or if you trust yourself drill two small holes in it on each side of the light the air will get in and force the moisture out so it can breathe.. i'm not sure how this works but i know a few ppl who have done it.. drilled two holes 1/16 on both sides that u can't even see.. and they are clean as a whistle.. :confused: weird
personally i'd go body shop route
 
Pull the bulb access covers, pull the bulbs, and put a shop vac outlet to one of the holes. It'll dry it out quickly. Then yank the headlight (always a fun project) and run a bead of silicone around the edge when it's _completely_ dry.
 
Resealing them can help, but they also get moisture through small rock chips while driving. I drilled several holes in the bottom of the fixture after drying it out, and haven't had the problem come back.
 
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