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Old 02-16-2017, 07:09 PM
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Water/Condensation in Tail Lights

Any DIY instructions and/or videos on fixing water/condensation in my tail lights?

My understanding is that I need to:

1. Remove bumper
2. Remove tail light housing
3. Replace gasket (not sure about this step... I did this with my S2000, and I am assuming that the fix might be the same)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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You have a few gaskets you could replace. Turn signal gasket and LED board gasket and I believe each bolt connecting to the car has little circle gaskets as well. Be sure to check around the light for any hairline cracks.

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Old 02-17-2017, 07:32 PM
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I wish it was that easy to fix the headlight condensation issue. I am more than fed up with mine.
Old 02-18-2017, 08:10 AM
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I wouldn't call this "easy", but yes...it is true that headlight condensation issues are a major pain to troubleshoot and diagnose.

My mechanic is suggesting that the easy fix is to just drill a few small holes at the bottom of the tail light to let the water build up drain away and call it done. I am tempted to take the easy way out on this one.




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