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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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lights...leeking??

im just helping out a friend,and told her about this forum...she bought a 04 rx8,and all the lights are leeking water.....WTF..any ideas ...the rear lenses were half way full this morning,and all the rear lights blew...
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 11:46 AM
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drive the lens and replace the seals behind them.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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Unfortunately this is common on rx8s. Try this out

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-how-fix-your-fish-bowl-tail-lights-223143/
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Leek?
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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LOL, when my car was under warranty I tried to get them replaced. Normal cond.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 05:00 PM
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It's a simple fix. Just take out the taillights, dry them sufficiently, then reseal the gasket on the back or fabricate your own, thicker gasket to replace the faulty one.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 05:06 PM
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i just drilled 2 small holes on the bottom of the tailight. NO not the bottom of the lens but the black part down at the bottom. simple quick 3 minute fix.
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 12:20 AM
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Bought the seals from the Home Depot and it did the job it supposed to do. Since then, no more aquarium tail lights...lol
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