Fog light question

[WhiteDevil]

Well its been a little rainy here in Southern california and my fog lights seem to be leaking a litte. One has blown out and both have obvious mosture in them. I talked about it in a different post but i did not want to hijack it. So if i take out my fogs can i take the lense off and dry out the inside. I would like to clean them up and polish them too because they are a little yellowish. Then could i just put them back together and seal them up with silicone? Whats the best way to go about this?

 

[The Green GT]

Just put a bead of silicone around the lens. If you do it good you wont have to take it apart again. Maybe a little rubber boot type deal over the light plug to keep moisture from entering the rear (lol).

 

[WhiteDevil]

SO do they come apart so i can clean the inside of them and polish the lens?

 

[FastFord]

They are not supposed to. What happened to my fog lights is that the bulb dryed and craked the housing. I pulled them, cleaned them as best as I could and then silioconed the cracks. This has happened 2-3 times since owning the car in '94. I even had the dealership replace the fogs under factory warranty the first time.

 

[HISSIN50]

It seems to me that one can buy new lenses alone, no (am I thinkin of something for the fox?). If so, someone might think they should come apart.

John, I feel your pain - I simply dont use them if it's wet out (I have to say that even with slightly brighter bulbs in them, they're still useless).

 

[go-stang5.0]

If there going out upgrade to one with a clear lense. They work so much better than stock. I couldent tell when mine were on or not. Now w/ clear lenses there almost better than my stock headlights (soon to be replaced also).

 

[WhiteDevil]

Well i took them out and sure enough one had a hariline crack on the top and bottom and one had a hairline crack on the bottom. So first i polished the **** out of them. Then i took silicone and sealed up the cracks and then ran a bead around where the lense attaches to the housing. So they are drying now and hopefully should be pretty damn water tight.

 

[FastFord]

The last time I did that (a few years ago) it worked like a charm!! And still is...

 

[gcomfx.com]

I repaired mine a few years ago. Taped off the lens and coated the whole housing with undercoating spray. Wow, that stuff is nasty.... anyway, it held for a few years, and I blew another bulb. Tired of spending that much on bulbs, so I stopped using them all together. I've converted to smoked headlights and license plate cover on the front. I plan to order some clears and cut out some window tint, not too dark, just enough to show a little shade to them and try that. It should make for a small protective coating on the front of the lens, and help them match a little better.