headlight moisture

Old Jan 6, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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headlight moisture

hi there, anybody in the gta area that can fix or reseal my headlights, last summer I had the zkwr installed, it was good no moisture at all then after few months I started noticing moisture after car wash, anybody can help
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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Gather some of those lil silica gel packs found in new merchandise like powertools and electronics, tie them to a string securely and put them inside the headlight via the opening for drl and leave it overnight, usually does the trick.
If the problem persist then u will have to reaseal them.

Hope this helps
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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I can do it. Doing a few members sets of headlights soon. Have done about 4 sets in my past. Including my type s headlights 2 times. Shoot me a text 905 531 5965
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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Damn, old thread that never got an answer til today lol

First thing I would do is remove a bulb from the socket (DRL), and let the car sit in the sun all day.

Silica gel packs are good.
I threw about 5 small packs in each headlight when I did my blackout.
They help, but they don't assure you won't get moisture (our TL comes with a HUGE silica pack stock in each headlight).

The important thing is to use Nissan Butyl to seal.
Headlight gurus like JnC (official headlight vendor here) only use Nissan Butyl.
Or you can use NAPA window seal (same as the nissan stuff, but you get a lot more and for cheaper).

JnC posted a thread about how butyl seal compares to silicone:
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-problems-fixes-117/clearing-headlights-long-write-up-592215/

I've done an RSX and 2 TLs with this Nissan Butyl and it's the best thing to use.

Last edited by guitarplayer16; Apr 11, 2012 at 03:25 PM.
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