Soooo, its rainy and of course my beautiful car has to give me at least one problem while its parked in my driveway. My driverside jdm 93 tail light is fogging up and Im wondering if anyone can help me dehydrate and reseal it up.(not alot of moisture, im Trying to get it taken care of b4 it gets worse) lmk if u can help me out. I can take the sucker out and drive it somewhere if that helps Thanks ahead of time.

Im in the LA area 90032

 

Put in oven on a piece of wood @ 250F for 5-10 min to soften the silicon. Pull the lense off the taillight part. A heat gun or blow dryer helps. Clean off all the old silicon. Then use new silicon to reseal. Done. I did it ALL with a blow dryer, but it took me 8 hours

 

why not a heat gun noob??

 

my dad tried to use one of those packets you get with shoes, lol

 

Silica Packs ? ROFL... good one... I like the idea, but that removes enough moisture to give an ant a facial.

So to OP, most lights have two methods of keeping moisture out, one keep external moisture out, and the other is a vent to let moisture trapped, get out.

So what you want is to seal the lens, and any cracks from the outside, and then make sure the light housing has a small tube like an elbow in a pipe drain, that let moisture out, on the inside of the car.

 

Yeah thats what ive been thinking too but i need help opening and re-sealing. Thanks guys. Still looking for a seasoned tail light expert to help me out. LMK PEOPLE.

 

I did a lil research and was able to take the tail light apart using a mini torch and quick acting hands (not how the research told me to do it but hey, it worked). I wiped it all down and really couldn't find any obvious holes or moisture entry points. I heated the glue evenly and popped the lense back in. Looks clean as a whistle again. Now im just hopeing the re-seal worked. We'll see. "fingers crossed"

 

So it worked over night but i noticed as i got to a friends house that it was fogged covering the left blinker circle. So its sealing out water now just not fully like i would like it.

Does anyone know the name of the glue that seals the lenses up?

 

Go to a hardware store and ask for some silicone for something like a fish tank. I forgot what it was called, but that's what I asked some dude at HomeDepot and my tails have never leaked since. And make sure you scrape out all the old silicone, so the new stuff makes a better seal.

 

Nice. Will do

 

"Plumbers Goop" Silicone Adhesive, that stays flexible, even under heat, yet has great Glue Like Abilities....

 

Nice. Gonna get it tonight

 

YEAH I think it was called Goop or something haha