moisture in taillight. is it waterproof if i remove lens?

[cgneon]

it poured ass rain here a couple weeks ago, and i guess it was finally too much for my passenger taillight, im gettin moisture in there and it wont go away. pic below.

a: how hard is it to get the plastic cover off of there safely..
(assuming i can is it a PITA to resilicon and reinstall?)
b: could i just leave it off?, or would that look stupid? are the individual lenses waterproof?,
(i think ive seen ppl leave them off for a 3d effect, but cant find any pics to see what it would look like.)

c: if i did leave it off, if its not waterproof, do those lenses pop out so i can silicon them individually?, would that be a potential fire hazard, hot bulbs and silicon? (i could always switch to LED bulbs i suppose)

d: if all else fails, i have stock ones to put back on just in case

any thoughts or ideas welcome..

[kplaya186]

it poured ass rain here a couple weeks ago, and i guess it was finally too much for my passenger taillight, im gettin moisture in there and it wont go away. pic below.

a: how hard is it to get the plastic cover off of there safely..
(assuming i can is it a PITA to resilicon and reinstall?)
b: could i just leave it off?, or would that look stupid? are the individual lenses waterproof?,
(i think ive seen ppl leave them off for a 3d effect, but cant find any pics to see what it would look like.)

c: if i did leave it off, if its not waterproof, do those lenses pop out so i can silicon them individually?, would that be a potential fire hazard, hot bulbs and silicon? (i could always switch to LED bulbs i suppose)

d: if all else fails, i have stock ones to put back on just in case

any thoughts or ideas welcome..

It happens with those taillights. I had the same exact taillights as you did, and that problem did arise. I actually tried to take them off and dry them out with a blow drier, left them out in the sun too. None of those techniques worked. It just took a little bit of time for the moisture to take care of it self. Once it does clear up inside the light you might want to take a look to find any place you could seal up with silicone sealer.

[MyNeonSaysHi]

Put em in the oven at 250 for about 8 minutes and pry the outer lense off with a butter knife or flat head. Silcone the lense back on.

[cgneon]

seriously, put them in the oven?, that wont mess up the rest of the housing?..

still would like to hear from someone who left the lens off, cuz if i mess something up i might color match over the fake carbon fiber, and leave the 3d effect....

[MyNeonSaysHi]

seriously, put them in the oven?, that wont mess up the rest of the housing?..

still would like to hear from someone who left the lens off, cuz if i mess something up i might color match over the fake carbon fiber, and leave the 3d effect....

Thats what haknslash does to his retrofits.
PM Krackstar he has the 3d Altezzas.

[deep1ca]

Yeah i need info on this too. I ordered a set of tail lights that I want to do the 3d mod on. So how exactly do we remove the lense?

Krackstar help us out.

[Frizbe]

Option D is the best bet I think.