hey, i got back from the bay area a few days ago and since then there has been moisture in my front right headlight, i guess from the cold nights. Means there's a leak/crack in headlight, right? what can i do to fix this or do i have to buy a new one?

 

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You'll want to put the headlight in your oven, heat the oven to about 200 degrees. Leave it in there for 2-4 minutes, remove the headlight and at this time you should be able to pry the cover over the lamp itself. Reseal it good enough to where there are no moisture leaks.

 

why would you want to bake it open for? that is way too much work to just to reseal it. the only time i would do that is if i had noticable water spots inside the headlight. if not, just let it dry completely and then re-seal with a silicone sealant. you can find these at the local auto part store. they should come in either clear or black. job done! a whole lot easier this way and it will take about 2 minutes to apply, few hours to cure, and will only cost about $2.50

 

there are water spots in it. just use some crazy glue to seal it or what?

my bad, silicone sealant, got it.

 

so there are water spots in it? then the only way to remove them is the bake it and pry it apart as previous member has stated. how bad is it? what kind of car?
no, not just any glue! SEALANT!

 

I took out the lightbulb/socket and stuck a hairdryer at/in the hole and dried it out that way. Worked good as far as I know till I crashed and got 2 new headlights anyways.

 

that sounds a lot easier. it didnt create any fog or steam in the headlight?

 

I had to take mine apart and clean them it wasnt too bad

 

Nope, at least not that I can remember. Worked like a charm for a month or so. lol

Another thing I have heard of are parking it in the sun for a while to see if that dries it out. Cant think of anything else now. Good luck, in the end after you fix it a few times and it comes back you might just end up saying screw it and getting a new headlight.

 

its pretty bad with a lot of droplets in the blinker area and the part in the middle. i already tried letting it sit in the sun, that didnt work. Will try the hairdryer bit though, sounds good. I will eventually get new headlights, just not right now.

 

remember, parking in the sun, using a blow dryer....that only dries out the headlight. it will not do a thing to remove the water spots. these spots are already dried, therefore they have left a mark inside your headlight. the only way to get rid of them is to wipe them off with a cleaner (windex, etc.) and the only way you thoroughly do this is to bake your headlight. it is not hard at all, just a little time consuming. think of it this way.... on you pry open you headlight, not only you can clean it, you can do the DIY black housing too. two birds with one stone..YAY!

 

yea thats true too. I have never taken apart my headlights but it seems to me like I would find some way to screw it up and not seal them back up right and then I would have even more water in them. lol o well

If you are gunna get new ones eventually though I would rather just dry them out or ignore them instead of spending the time to open them up. Either way

 

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yea thats what im afraid of.

 

My winter EG I had a lot of water leaking into the headlight, so I drilled some holes underneath the headlight in the plastic. All the water would drained out without pulling the headlight apart. Then again, I dont drive that as a show car.

 

silicon sealent

 

kooo

 

question... if i bake my headlight more than once, am i going to weaken the light itself? or is it okay?

i need to rebake soon