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[dtrvx]

My rear lights are really misted up now and the passenger side has like 10mm of water inside i was thinking of drilling some tiny little holes in the back so the water can drain out but i herd they will mist up worse if i drill the holes doesnt anyone know how i can stop them misting up i am thinking of removing the covers any way to spray them black like turbo lights

[darronwall]

i managed to split my lights easily using a craft knife,and then re-sealed using some black silicone sealant,no problems since

[dtrvx]

cheers mate thats what i thought as i was going to spray the inners black anyway

[smiley]

The black part is now probably allready fooked with chalk rests from the rainwater, so you need to open them for cleanup anyway. After that, fix the foam on the back, and most of it will be gone: http://www.vx220.org...1

Edited by smiley, 22 March 2010 - 09:21 PM.

[VXTyrant]

I took out my rear lights and sealed them with tigerseal (after baking them in the oven ) and they were fine for a month or two but I noticed them beginning to mist up again and seen as the outside seemed to be sufficiently sealed from the first attempt I deduced that the moisture must be getting in via the back of the cluster from the boot - clever boy

I bought a moisture bag thingy (technical term) from eBay for around £10 (thanks p4cks), which needs heating in an oven every 3 month, and placed that in the boot. That sucked the moisture out of the lights and the boot and I haven't had any mist whatsoever since. Best of all this bag fits in the corner of the boot and so doesn't take up much boot space at all!

Edit:Can now only seem to buy two smaller bags for around £10 delivered. One for each side

Edited by VXTyrant, 23 March 2010 - 05:11 PM.

[Mangham54]

I took out my rear lights and sealed them with tigerseal (after baking them in the oven ) and they were fine for a month or two but I noticed them beginning to mist up again and seen as the outside seemed to be sufficiently sealed from the first attempt I deduced that the moisture must be getting in via the back of the cluster from the boot - clever boy

I bought a moisture bag thingy (technical term) from eBay for around £10 (thanks p4cks), which needs heating in an oven every 3 month, and placed that in the boot. That sucked the moisture out of the lights and the boot and I haven't had any mist whatsoever since. Best of all this bag fits in the corner of the boot and so doesn't take up much boot space at all!

Edit:Can now only seem to buy two smaller bags for around £10 delivered. One for each side

The other option is the Unibond moisture absorber packs for cupboards. These are single use only but are only about £3ish from B&Q -> a suggestion from YoB!

Though I have to admit those ones on e-bay look pretty good

[VXTyrant]

The other option is the Unibond moisture absorber packs for cupboards. These are single use only but are only about £3ish from B&Q -> a suggestion from YoB!

Though I have to admit those ones on e-bay look pretty good

I used to buy the unibond moisture sachets from B&Q (as I work there), after a recommendation by YoB, but they didn't last more than a few weeks and completely reek so I gave up with them! Plus they end up being quite expensive when you need to keep replacing them.

That's why I love these caravan bags (recomended by p4cks) as they are re-useable, odourless and last up to 3 months before needing to be baked for a bit so it's just a one-off payment! Win-win

[haggi961]

I was just wondering if any body knows if my lights will melt when i have them switched on, on long joureys because i have sealed the clusters and light everywhere, front and back so there is no oxygen getting in and it cant breath, but on the front it has two air pipes coming out of it.

[EssexVX]

I wondered about how heat would escape aswell, so I kept the vents in the front ones. Also I didn't seal round the back of the rear lights just to let it breathe a bit. Don't think the rears would get that hot though like the fronts do if you have standard bulbs.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

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[haggi961]

I wondered about how heat would escape aswell, so I kept the vents in the front ones. Also I didn't seal round the back of the rear lights just to let it breathe a bit.

Don't think the rears would get that hot though like the fronts do if you have standard bulbs.

Yeh all standard and the only bit is from the two pipes on each light, do you reckon i should pull the tiger seal from around the indicator bits on the front off or will it be fine with the standard bulbs.

[EssexVX]

Do you mean take the Tiger seal off from the back of the rear lights? Only the middle lens of the light unit has gaps anyway, the left and right ones are water tight. I think the rear lights should be fine if completely sealed, I doubt the tail/brake lights generate much heat.

[haggi961]

Do you mean take the Tiger seal off from the back of the rear lights? Only the middle lens of the light unit has gaps anyway, the left and right ones are water tight.

I think the rear lights should be fine if completely sealed, I doubt the tail/brake lights generate much heat.

sorry i put it wrong, i ment the front lights and i have tiger sealed around the indicator bit as i could see into the lense and see the foam bit. Ok cheers for that.

Edited by haggi961, 24 March 2010 - 07:09 PM.

[EssexVX]

Do you mean take the Tiger seal off from the back of the rear lights? Only the middle lens of the light unit has gaps anyway, the left and right ones are water tight.

I think the rear lights should be fine if completely sealed, I doubt the tail/brake lights generate much heat.

sorry i put it wrong, i ment the front lights and i have tiger sealed around the indicator bit as i could see into the lense and see the foam bit. Ok cheers for that.

Oh right, I see what you mean. Didn't know you had done the fronts aswell. Mine are completely sealed apart from the 2 vent tube things. If you have halogen bulbs they get very hot so best to have some kind of escape. Though my HIDs seem to run stone cold!

[haggi961]

Do you mean take the Tiger seal off from the back of the rear lights? Only the middle lens of the light unit has gaps anyway, the left and right ones are water tight.

I think the rear lights should be fine if completely sealed, I doubt the tail/brake lights generate much heat.

sorry i put it wrong, i ment the front lights and i have tiger sealed around the indicator bit as i could see into the lense and see the foam bit. Ok cheers for that.

Oh right, I see what you mean. Didn't know you had done the fronts aswell. Mine are completely sealed apart from the 2 vent tube things. If you have halogen bulbs they get very hot so best to have some kind of escape. Though my HIDs seem to run stone cold!

ok thanks for that and i might just take a bit of the tiger seal off and see how i get on from there.

[Mangham54]

Though my HIDs seem to run stone cold!

I would have thought the reason for that would be because the HIDs are more efficient therefore less wasted energy (heat)

[TankRizzo]

How long have you guys stuck them in the oven for, and at what heat?

[VXTyrant]

How long have you guys stuck them in the oven for, and at what heat?

50°C and just keep checking them every half hour or so until the moisture has disappeared. Best to put them in the oven when they have misted up so you know when they are done!

[smiley]

How long have you guys stuck them in the oven for, and at what heat?

If just to get the water out, i use a blowdryer pointing to the back at about 10 inches distance for half an hour.

[TankRizzo]

How long have you guys stuck them in the oven for, and at what heat?

50°C and just keep checking them every half hour or so until the moisture has disappeared. Best to put them in the oven when they have misted up so you know when they are done!

Cheers buddy.