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My damn aftermarket headlight housing fogs up, help!

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Old 06-28-2005, 09:03 PM
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I see this all the time on aftermarket headlight housings, so im sure other people have posted about it, but i cant find it. I have one headlight that keeps fogging up at night or in cold weather. I've checked for gaps in the housing, but i can't find any. (I've even taken out my headlight and put a vacuum in their to try and find it). Can someone tell me how to fix this?
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get some silicone and apply it all around the edges until all of it is sealed.
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try taking it apart and resealing it with silicone.
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Take it apart. Are you using the rubber cover by the connector, if not that might help some. It did for me.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by i rock the sohc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">try taking it apart and resealing it with silicone.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Default Re: My damn aftermarket headlight housing fogs up, help! (JDM-EJ1)

put oem/jdm ones in. They look better anyway.
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thanks guys, and they are oem, just black housed
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave The Flave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I see this all the time on aftermarket headlight housings</TD></TR></TABLE>

so there aftermarket?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave The Flave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks guys, and they are oem, just black housed</TD></TR></TABLE>

so there oem? are they civic type R from Japan?

they can't be both
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my bad, let me be more specific, they're aftermarket, but they're oem style, only difference is the black housing. So what i meant is they look oem, not they are
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Default Re: My damn aftermarket headlight housing fogs up, help! (Dave The Flave)

ok.

I know i'm not helping you fix the problem on hand but, get oem or if you want black housing get jdm. i promise you no more leaky lights. I just think it's funny when people think theyve improved the looks of there car when they have water in there headlights and taillights.
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i USED to have jdm blackhoused in there, but i got in a head on accident and the repair place obviously replaced them among other things. I was just happy they took the time to match my old parts instead of putting stock ones in. jdm arent exactly a piece of cake to come by, so it could be a while, but i want em. (I got my old jdm ones for only 65 bucks, in the box too, so i knew they were authentic, i miss them )
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65 bucks is insanely good price. people pay 3-4 hundred for them.
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I'd say take them apart and silicone them back together.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by saxqtzk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get some silicone and apply it all around the edges until all of it is sealed. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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