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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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Foggy lights?

Any idea on how to fix'em?
Thanks.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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do you mean like moisture in the rear lights? or the fronts are foggy?
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by perks11
do you mean like moisture in the rear lights? or the fronts are foggy?
I meant the rear, sorry.
Its not moisture right now, its like a fish bowl.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by perks11
do you mean like moisture in the rear lights? or the fronts are foggy?
My rears are like fish tanks right now!
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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go to a dealership. they will fix it for a free. there is a TSB for that.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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Yeah......print this out and take it to the dealer.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...14-07-1795.pdf

If you are out of warranty, they may not do it......but some will.

If not, then go do an advance search on "water in the tail lights", there are some fixes that you might do yourself, but they involve pulling the lights and resealing with a new gasket.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
If not, then go do an advance search on "water in the tail lights", there are some fixes that you might do yourself, but they involve pulling the lights and resealing with a new gasket.
which would not be cool. so go to the dealer and suck something if you have to
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Whoa Nelly!
I wouldn't go that far!
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
Yeah......print this out and take it to the dealer.

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...14-07-1795.pdf

If you are out of warranty, they may not do it......but some will.

If not, then go do an advance search on "water in the tail lights", there are some fixes that you might do yourself, but they involve pulling the lights and resealing with a new gasket.
if you search and you find something about drilling holes, DO NOT do it. get the gaskets from rosenthal mazda and seal them back up yourself. it is really easy. just 2 nuts, take them out, dry them out, remove the old gasket, put the new one on, and put the lights back on.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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True.........I'm not a big fan of drilling holes..........especially in a humid climate situation.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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I have cars that were drilled 20 years ago, no problems. They do not retain moisture, and drain if moisture builds at any time. They must be either perfectly sealed, or must have air hole...nothing in between works to well.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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I tried drilling holes in mine, since my car was well out of warranty. They still fogged up quickly anytime it rained or I washed the car, even if the car had not yet been run that day.

Later I removed the tails, sealed the holes I drilled, and also applied a thin coat of sealant to each side of each gasket. Since then I have not had so much as a hint of condensation in the lights, for months.

Buying the new gaskets would probably accomplish the same thing, but the gaskets would probably fail again within a few months (much as they did on the actual cars when they were fairly new). Given the cost of the gaskets is higher than the cost of a tube of sealant (which we probably already have laying around) I figure it is just as well to seal them that way, and even if I have to do it again in another year or 2 I will still come out ahead.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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the gaskets are not the same ones they came with. they are a thicker re-designed one from the TSB.
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