Parking Lights fogging BAD
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Parking Lights fogging BAD
My parking lights, the yellow ones in the front, are so fogged and dripping with water they look so bad. Anyway does anyone know how to remidy this???????? Thanks!
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There is a tech article on how to cut a slit in your bumper to allow the condensation out of the lens. For some reason gm didnt think of it sooner and fix the problem. BTW thats something I need to do too. My driver is always fogged up but the pass is just fine.
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where can you buy new ones and how much do they cost?
where can you buy new ones and how much do they cost?
they're not much
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this post should answer your questions about where to get them
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=163731
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=163731
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Heres the tech article, had to look thru 3 times before I saw it.
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...ensation.shtml
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...ensation.shtml
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has anyone tried this i was wondering if it worked? And if the possibility arrises that i have to buy new ones, what keeps the it from happening again?
And so i understand right, i cut a small slit in the plastic below the light so the water drains out?.
And so i understand right, i cut a small slit in the plastic below the light so the water drains out?.
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go to my website and see what i did with my lights.....you can try the cut thing but thats not going to help you get the water thats inthere out now...it will only prevent the wind (while driving) from shooting the water up into the hole in the lights thats right above the cut you make,,and only preventing any more water from getting in there ,,,not to get the water out. You could try a hair dryer in the light hole if you want but i bet most of your problem is the lens,,,they get sratched and foggy looking even tho its not fog its just crappy plactic lens that deteriorates over time. The new lights at the dealer are expencive I think,,,Like 100bucks for 2 lights is too much. I made my clears for less then 20 bucks. Cheack em out, I got a tech artical on them on page 6 I think. But if you got 100bucks for new lights and you want that stock look,,,go for it!
http://www.cardomain.com/id/jcurrieirocz
http://www.cardomain.com/id/jcurrieirocz
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that doesn't look too bad but i have to say i like the stock ones better, but it certainly doesn't justify paying 100 bucks. if anyone knows how to fix the ones i have now please feel free to post or if anyone has tried the cut thing, post.
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well mostly all the sport coupes have the ugly amber front parking lights and i hated them....they didnt make any clears for them.....so i made them for about 15 bucks.....and best of all they havent clouded up yet...
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Originally posted by 85SportCoupeto89RS
There is a tech article on how to cut a slit in your bumper to allow the condensation out of the lens. For some reason gm didnt think of it sooner and fix the problem. BTW thats something I need to do too. My driver is always fogged up but the pass is just fine.
There is a tech article on how to cut a slit in your bumper to allow the condensation out of the lens. For some reason gm didnt think of it sooner and fix the problem. BTW thats something I need to do too. My driver is always fogged up but the pass is just fine.
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hey bubba, those look great, they look just like stock ones. How did you make those? Mabye a tech article is in order.
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basically i took my old amber ones...cut off the amber part....took some 87 clear ones.....took out the clear bumpy thing in it.....grinded it down to size to fit in my housings....then put a piece of plexi over that.....siliconed it up......masked off a line on front to cover up where it was siliconed.......thanks by the way
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Bought me a new set from Classic Industries...ran me $94.00...I wouldn't say they were "cheap"...well worth the money though...they look fantastic
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