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A little condensation is not a big deal as this will come and go with the weather. A tail light half filled with water is something to correct. RTV and the old gasket even if it is cut will work fine. Even the new gaskets will dry out again at some point.
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I also have this problem. I've heard and will try this week to do what some others do. You take a little pack of silica that comes in electronics and vitamin packs and attach it to some dental floss or fishing line, then drop it in the back of the light fixture and tie it off so that you can pull it out if need be. This will absorb the excess moisture and keep them condensation free. I also heard that a few grains of rice works well too.
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NO! DO NOT DRILL HOLES! The mirror like chrome finish on the inside of hte lenses will CORRODE and leave you with a dark, dull light. DO NOT DRILL HOLES. TRUST ME. I'll take pics of some 'drilled' lenses I have on the neon, to show you how FABULOUS that works. >:\
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you make your choice of how you want to do this, i was just offering and idea that worked for me. i didn't mean to start a little "I AM RIGHT AGAIN" thread. and when drilling holes into head lights, it usually works out better than backs because the heat from the engine helps the moisture to evaporate... good luck and i hope the choice that you make to fix your problem works out. let us know! Kelli
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I'm not saying you're wrong or I'm right. I'm saying that IF you drill holes, YES the condensation will leave, but so will your reflective coating! I'll upload pics later tonight so you can see what I'm talking about.
- Ca$h |
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Now, if anyone out there has done the holes and lost any reflective material, please speak up. Otherwise, consider this a viable (again, not my choice of options) option for dealing with condensation.
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It doesn't happen for years! It doesn't matter WHAT kind/brand/marque/model of car it is, the reflective coating is all produced the EXACT same way. The naked plastic parts are shoved into a chamber, all the air is removed (Vacuum) and the chromium piece is basically 'exploded' onto the naked plastic parts, covering them with an EXTREMELY thin and EXTREMELY even coat of chromium stuff. NOW AREDUBJAY, since you accuse me of being a moron on this subject I ask you to go look at any 80s Chrysler Minivan. These vehicles had a faulty gasket around the headlight BULB. Since this rubber 'gasket' dried out it allowed moisture to get in the headlights. Know what happens then? Lets see...thin metallic coating + moisture= corroded ****ty ugly looking lights.
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All I'm saying is, that if it has been tried and proven without ill effects, you cannot defiinitively discount it - which is what you seem to do in ALL cases. I'm saying that it's okay to tell us your experience with whatever car you have and to use it as an example, but not to use it as a definitive for all applications. It's like saying, "The paint is peeling off my Caravan, so the paint is going to start peeling on every car." Not to mention, the holes that were drilled in my '95 Caravan are taking care of the condensation in the right front headlight just fine, without ill effect on the reflective material. And, if it takes "years" then, i'll be ready for a new ASSY in "Years" anyway, so, no loss.
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Rob, Let me be the first to say you DON"T know what you are talking about. I have taken apart the lights of the SVX every other week. I assume that at this point, I KNOW what I am talking about. How is drilling holes going to kill your reflective coating? The clear coat is done on the outside. There are 3 layers of stuff between the back shell and the front shell. If you don't believe me, take the damn thing apart. I have. SVX is not like a neon here bud. This is a whole new creature. The so called reflective edge is done on a clear plastic layer between the difusser and the red lense. So drill all you want that will not kill your reflective layer. PERIOD. Thank you very much for listening. Lwin ps. there are no other reflective coating on any of my SVXes. I have opened the lights of EVERY SVX I've owned. Let's compare notes. How many SVXes have you done so far?
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Having opened up many SVX lights, I can assure you that there is no reflective material on the taillight housing. There is grey paint on the brake light housing, but that is only to even out the light, not focus it.
Subaru used concentric prism inserts to focus the light and a cross-hatch material to blur the focus resulting in a very effective taillight unit. In fact, here's the proof. By the way, these housings had holes drilled in them in 1994 and were in service until this past June without any degradation. Also, Chrysler does not use Polycarbonate on their headlights, neither does Ford. They use a modified strain of Acrylic. You can't fix the Acrylic yellowing, it travels through all the veins of the material. Polycarbonate only tarnishes on the surface of the material. The painted housing Doug
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The prisim inserts
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The waffle panel
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1992 LS Touring (6/91) - Currently undergoing a five speed swap Black over Claret with spoiler; 235,000 miles; Mods: 2002 Legacy 5 speed, ACT Pressure Plate, Excedy Clutch, Short Throw Shifter, Aussie Powerchip 1992 LS Touring (6/91) Black over Claret with 2.5" setback spoiler; 202,000 miles; Mods: B&M Cooler 1994 LSi (4/93) Bordeaux Pearl; 198,000 miles; Mods: Weight reduction. 1969 Mustang GT Convertible 1970 Mustang Convertible 2000 Ford Excursion Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua. My Locker |
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Thanks doug, I was just going to post them.
Lwin
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