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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 12:20 PM
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Front turn signal lenses still fog up....

Well this question comes to me because I did the tech article on notching out the body right under the drain holes for each light housing. I still get that hated condensation in those things even after doing the fix stated above. Every time I wash my car or it rains or morning dew forms, these things fog up. As far as I know these are the originals and I dont want to buy new ones unless I have to. what about the o-ring seals where the bulb meets the plastic housing, do you think those might be the problem? Anyone with a camaro must know what I am talking about please give me some insight on what helped you out to stop this problem??? Thanks!!!!
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 12:53 PM
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I had that problem with my Iroc... I pulled the lenses once and cleaned them inside and out, and treated them with a plastic polish, they haven't fogged up since.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 01:12 PM
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Thanks Drew! As a matter of fact I just bought some of that 3M plasitc cleaner wax that was regarded so highly in some of the previous posts on this board. I will give it a try. Oh what did you use on the insides since you cant really 'scrub' them. Glass cleaner or Simple Green or something? Thanks alot!!

I also go one more question for you, what about the fog light lenses? Did they ever fog up on you too? How do you stop those from the condensation forming on them?
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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Yeah, same here with Drew. If you polish them it will help but one thing you want to make sure of is that the hole you drilled in the bottom of the ground effect matches up with the hole on the bottom of the lens. This is how water gets into the housing. Moisture builds up inside but has no way to drain out. If you need some more info on it just let me know.
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