Water in tail lights.

MY Cobra

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I have water in my tail lights. not like a bunch of water. Just condensation. they are kinda foged up. how do i get rid of this and what can i do to prevent it from going on again? It is just on one side.
 
MY Cobra said:
I have water in my tail lights. not like a bunch of water. Just condensation. they are kinda foged up. how do i get rid of this and what can i do to prevent it from going on again? It is just on one side.

I have the same problem on my driver side taillight. I am just planing on getting some silicone and going over the sealed part of the taillight with it to make sure its fully sealed. u should to. OR you can just take it to the dealership if your warranty is still valid and have them take care of it....but its a minor leak you have and it would just be more easier if you just used silicone to cover up the area that is sealed...... :rolleyes:
 
This has happened to me a couple of times... unfortunately. One thing to check is where the wiring harness semi-screws into the back of the taillight. Put some silicon or some electrical tape around the rubber inserts (where the lights plug into). If you have it completely sealed from the back, then obviously there is a crack someone on the taillight where moisture is entering.

But this took care of one of the two times I've had this problem. Hope it helps!
 
I had the same problem with my headlights. What I did was to drill two small holes at either end of the housing. It allowed the water to drain and the condesation to evaporate. Haven't had a problem since.
 
MY Cobra said:
ok cool. so if i silacone them will the water that is inside go away? damn how big of a whole did you drill? LOL
The water won't go away without any way for it to dry. You will have to remove the light and let it dry out. The holes I drilled were with a 5/32 bit. Note that I drilled the holes only after trying to silicone the things twice with no luck.