moisture in your taillights? here's the fix!

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Mar 4, 2003 | 11:22 AM

PatrickGSR94

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moisture in your taillights? here's the fix!

Hey everyone, I just walked by my car and noticed that the moisture that has been inside my taillights ever since I bought the car in June 2001 is now gone! It would seem that my new taillight gaskets did more than just fix the water leaking into the trunk. So even if you don't have problems with the trunk leaking, if you have moisture in your taillights (like tiny drops just inside the outer lens), make or buy new gaskets and your problem should be solved! If you don't want to make your own, buy a set from ragejed: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=378920

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Mar 4, 2003 | 11:24 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (PatrickGSR94)

You wouldn't happen to know the Acura part #, would you?

Mar 4, 2003 | 11:26 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ebelp)

I don't, but they are around $27 each from the dealer (BIG RIP OFF) so I would recommend making your own or buying from ragejed.

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Mar 4, 2003 | 11:29 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ebelp)

link to OEM gasket

They cost 23.11 online probably around 30$ at the dealer. I would go with ragejeds gasket if I needed some.

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Mar 4, 2003 | 11:32 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (Eva01)

yeah see, ragejed sells gaskets for $10 each, $5 shipping, so $25 shipped for a pair.

Mar 4, 2003 | 11:33 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (PatrickGSR94)

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I don't, but they are around $27 each from the dealer (BIG RIP OFF) so I would recommend making your own or buying from ragejed.

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Thanks

Mar 4, 2003 | 11:36 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ragejed)

ragejed

i finally installed my gaskets from him this past friday. great fit.

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Mar 4, 2003 | 11:37 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (SMZ GSR)

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ragejed

i finally installed my gaskets from him this past friday. great fit.

Lol, good to hear!

Mar 4, 2003 | 11:45 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ragejed)

what material do we use to make them? and where can we get them from?

Mar 4, 2003 | 11:52 AM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (UltraPrince)

Way to go ragejed ~ I paid out the *** for them from the dealer a couple years ago and would definitely have rather given the cash to an H-T member.
Boimp !

Mar 4, 2003 | 12:21 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (miketegra)

what causes the oem gaskets to go bad? you guys dont have altezzas do you?!

Mar 4, 2003 | 12:25 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (SilverB18C1)

They just "wear out" - mine looked they had dry rotted - all cracked and crumbly. They are made of something akin to neoprene foam.....they just dont last forever. IMHO, they should have been made out of rubber.....then they would probably last nearly forever.........

Mar 4, 2003 | 12:26 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (SilverB18C1)

cool

Mar 4, 2003 | 02:08 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (SIK IN DA HED)

i want a pair, i went to that thread and it said i wasnt able to participate in that forum, so i couldnt pm him.

Mar 4, 2003 | 02:28 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ragejed)

get them from ragejed!!! i got a pair a few weeks ago, and they are workin great, since we got like 30inchs of snow one day and kept snowin a few more times and rain... these gaskets worked wonders. help a fellow HT member and get some from him. great business

Mar 4, 2003 | 02:33 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (King_j)

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i want a pair, i went to that thread and it said i wasnt able to participate in that forum, so i couldnt pm him.

E-mail me at ragejay@optonline.net

Mar 4, 2003 | 05:12 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (miketegra)

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mine were very dry and cracked along the top edge of both gaskets, and the bottom edge was saturated with water, obviously the source of the moisture in my spare tire well.

Mar 4, 2003 | 05:19 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (PatrickGSR94)

i couldn't have said it better. it's not intuitive, but the tails leaking can cause all kinds of weird stuff to go on.

-Scary

Mar 4, 2003 | 05:44 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ragejed)

ill order some as soon as i steal $27. my right light has hella water.

Mar 4, 2003 | 06:15 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (PatrickGSR94)

I had moisture in my headlamps last summer. I took the bulbs out and left the car in direct sunlight without the bulbs plugged in. The moisture evaporated into the air.

Problem solved.

Mar 4, 2003 | 06:17 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (SeaBass)

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I had moisture in my headlamps last summer. I took the bulbs out and left the car in direct sunlight without the bulbs plugged in. The moisture evaporated into the air.

Problem solved.

Thats headlights..Taillights are a lil diff..

Mar 4, 2003 | 07:58 PM

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Re: moisture in your taillights? here's the fix! (ragejed)

Whats the best way to get rid of the moisture in the tailights before I put on the new gaskets? I would prefer not to drill any holes as I've seen that mentioned before.
THanks!