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Old Oct 31, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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My left housing has condensation and a little bit of water in it. It has been there for a while now and isnt drying out. Im guessing that the seal is not tight. Has anyone had this problem before. Does the headlight housing come out pretty easily? Im thinking of taking it out and then resealing even though I have no idea how to do that? Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Old Oct 31, 2002 | 06:55 PM
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I have the problem in my rear tail lights. Im thinking about getting them under warrenty if I can. How old is the car?
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Old Oct 31, 2002 | 07:31 PM
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IF you take out the rear light that has water in it You will see the gasket the should be protecting from water. If you see that the gasket is dried out and brittle then replace, OR if its torn replace (duhh) Other wise there is not much else to cause the leakage Unless the light itself if craked or broken...
That Gasket is a dealer Item btw.
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 07:51 AM
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good luck, and let me know how it goes trying to reseal it.. i bought a new headlight assembly to fix mine..
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 07:55 AM
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I had water in my head lights at one point. What I did was take out the bulb over night and let air it air dry overnight. It pretty much dried up completely I hasnt seemed to be a problem since. also, if you leave your lights on while driving(even during the day), the heat will help evaporate some of the moisture. HTH
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 08:01 AM
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Take the bulb out, get a hair drier, point the hair drier in there for an hour or so... Check the integrity of your seals... put it back together!

That's the easy fix.
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 09:15 AM
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If the car is still under warranty, Acura will replace it w/ what should be no problem. I've been down this road, and rather than dick around w/ it I let Acura replace it. That's what the warranty is for.
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 02:41 PM
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I wish I could but the cars got 90k on it!
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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steve has the same problem on his car.
take a look at the car on the left and look at the drivers side headlights.



water and condensation in it.
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 05:13 PM
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yea that makes me mad thats just another excuse for my front end conversion
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