moister in headlights

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:59 pm

so i got some depot black headlights and once before i had moisture in them, got some sealent and for a few months or so i havnt noticed anything in it, and last night i noticed the foggy moisture in it again, what else should i do, its weird

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:04 pm

Drill a hole a put a vent line in the bottom.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:00 pm

moister than what?

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:04 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:moister than what?

what are u askin?

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:54 pm

smileytyskates wrote:
sidepipe87 wrote:moister than what?
what are u askin?

LOL, he's pullin your chain. You spelled MOIST-ER. The right way to spell is MOISTURE.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:55 pm

neonslg09 wrote:
smileytyskates wrote:
sidepipe87 wrote:moister than what?
what are u askin?
LOL, he's pullin your chain. You spelled MOIST-ER. The right way to spell is MOISTURE.

this.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:57 pm

oh yea i wasnt thinkin when i typed the subject, got it right above though lol

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:06 pm

It's just not sealed. The rubber gaskets may be bad?

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:56 pm

are your headlights stock or aftermarket??? aftermarket headlights are way more prone to fogging, take them out of the car and remove the gaskets, the gaskets don't do anything but cover the gaps between the lens and the body panels so its not a source of leakage, and at the base of the lens where it meets the housing many times have not been sealed very well, use some 3m automotive window sealant and your finger and put a fresh layer on all the way around the base of the lens. i did this when i black housed my stock lights and after over a year and a half no problems

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:39 am

Nutmeg wrote:It's just not sealed. The rubber gaskets may be bad?

The gasket has noting to do with moisture - it seals just the gap between headlight and bumper.
Headlight itself is sealed by glue.
Just do it like it was said 1000 times before here:
Drill a small hole in the bottom of each headlight and you will be fine.

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:11 am

neonslg09 wrote:
smileytyskates wrote:
sidepipe87 wrote:moister than what?
what are u askin?
LOL, he's pullin your chain. You spelled MOIST-ER. The right way to spell is MOISTURE.

Here you go again not knowing how to spell,

I get moister.. errr, moisture, in my headlights too. Doesn't really bother me all too much. Is it really bad on your headlights?

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:46 am

My whole left headlight looks like a cloud lol. I'm going to pull them both apart and reseal them. Then I'm going to put a ventline in a whole like the stock ones have.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:57 pm

ok so my headlight is still gettin moisture in it, and its pissin me off, so the sealing isnt workin, and some of u have said to drill a hole and a vent line, not quite sure what to do, i dont have my stock lights here to look at em, maybe a picture for a better idea on what to do with em

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:49 pm

Remove headlight assy, flip over, and drill a small hole.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:19 am

you are getting moisture in your headlights because the bulb gaskets are bad. i had ran into the same problem before.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:57 am

Drill a small hole in the bottom of the headlight and replace your turn signal socket gasket with the stock one. If you're using the turn signal socket that came with the headlights that's your issue.

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:05 am

Your blinker fluid might be leaking into your headlight too, check to see if the reservoir is cracked.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:11 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:Drill a small hole in the bottom of the headlight and replace your turn signal socket gasket with the stock one. If you're using the turn signal socket that came with the headlights that's your issue.

Are we being serious? Lol cuz this is the first time I've heard this one.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:00 am

She's totally being serious. The seals that come with the aftermarket lamps suck, just like the rubber surrounds/gaskets. Using the stockers is the prescribed fix.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:12 am

Yup 100% serious. I had that issue with my retros. Those gaskets are very cheaply made and don't seal as well as the stock ones. If you had one of each in your hands you'd see what I mean by it being cheap.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:48 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:Yup 100% serious. I had that issue with my retros. Those gaskets are very cheaply made and don't seal as well as the stock ones. If you had one of each in your hands you'd see what I mean by it being cheap.

I will in a few hours lol.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:20 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:Drill a small hole in the bottom of the headlight and replace your turn signal socket gasket with the stock one. If you're using the turn signal socket (gasket) that came with the headlights that's your issue.

This confused me a little at first too. I was thinking,

WTF, the sockets stay with the car.

My Depots didn't come with new socket gaskets, so I guess that is why I don't have a humidity problem....

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:27 pm

Mine didn't either. Plus my gaskets stayed on the end of the part that holds the turn signal.