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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 12:00 PM
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FTP lens question

Do the factory FTP lenses have a breather / vent tube? I notice in alot of photo's of Rx-7 one or both have moisture build up. Can a small hole be drilled in the back to give some venting capabilities?

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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 01:51 PM
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One of mine gets moisture in the casing when I wash the car but I think they are sealed. Just not well. I should know this since I have replaced them before just not lately or on this car. The last one I replaced got moisture but they looked bad. The ones I have now look OK, not perfect. I do have the JDM FTP lights but I have not installed them yet and not sure I want to. Bought them on a whim so I haven't made up my mind. The JDMs aren't vented but...Just check it out once you pull it out. Drilling a hole may help the water dry up faster. Sorry, not much help. What wheels are those, vert BBSs? I just got a set of Infini 16 inch BBS. Mine is a black 88 Turbo II.
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 05:30 PM
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they have built in vents.
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Red95FD
One of mine gets moisture in the casing when I wash the car but I think they are sealed. Just not well. I should know this since I have replaced them before just not lately or on this car. The last one I replaced got moisture but they looked bad. The ones I have now look OK, not perfect. I do have the JDM FTP lights but I have not installed them yet and not sure I want to. Bought them on a whim so I haven't made up my mind. The JDMs aren't vented but...Just check it out once you pull it out. Drilling a hole may help the water dry up faster. Sorry, not much help. What wheels are those, vert BBSs? I just got a set of Infini 16 inch BBS. Mine is a black 88 Turbo II.

thanks for for the replies guys. Yes they are BBS vert wheels, spent some time restoring them and they turned out nice

I would love a set of the 16” infini wheels. Nice find
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