Front Clear Corners Mystery Solved

[borispeed]

Sometime ago I was searching why the front clear corners get water and humidity inside. I don't know if you guys have already discovered why that happens. I did it. Sick of replacing bulbs, I decided to seal the corners with a lot of silicon all around. Also, I didn't like the dark water stains inside, so I decided to flush them with water and soap through the signal light hole, and through the marker light hole. When I was rinsing through the holes, I saw a lot of water coming through the edges (where the lens and the housings go together). I was surprise of the amount of water filtering there. After that I checked out the areas where most of the water was filtering, and with just a little effort the len detached at the downside corner from the side where the blinking light goes. When I keep checking how well (or bad) it was sealed, I found out that with no effort the len detached completely from the housing. These chineese people sell us very attractive stuff, but very cheap quality. Don't wonder why their products are way to cheaper than the originals. We buy cheap, we get cheap. As simple as that. What I did after that is removing the white kind of silicone from the edges and sealed them with RTV transparent silicon. I'm going to wait for the rain and the car wash (whatever comes first) to see if I sealed the corners good enough.

[unvmyrs]

Re: Front Clear Corners Mystery Solved

You're a day late and a dollar short. This is old news.

[borispeed]

Re: Front Clear Corners Mystery Solved

I'm glad others already know about this. If I were knew, I weren't bought them.

[unvmyrs]

Re: Front Clear Corners Mystery Solved

Most aftermarket lights get a little condensation in them. As you said, a clear silicone sealant bead around the housing works well, and I also put some around where the bulbs plug in. I haven't had any issues and they've been installed for years. Although I'd like to get some of the black housings now...