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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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parking light rust?

anyone else notice rust forming around the parking light opening? i just noticed a lill rust around the lip (looking from the outside when the parking lights are on) when i installed some new lights (194)...looks worse on the p/s.

car has ~53k miles and is a july03 build


p.s. the lill' rubber seal on the lights is still there and not messed up in any way as well. not sure how it got there (the rust)...any ideas on how to get rid of it...short of buying new headlights? also i'm not sure if you can take apart teh front headlights....oh well guess worest coems to worest i'll jsu tlive with it..adn hopfully it doesn't get too bad and noticable
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Old May 25, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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hmm guess i'm the only unfortunate one haha oh well bad for me good for the cult...err community
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Old May 25, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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are you talking about in the headlights or the corners?
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Old May 29, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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in the headlights..not the corners..the part that is rusting is around the opening where the light sticks through a lill. it in the buld (194) on the inside nect to teh headlight adn highbeam.
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Old May 29, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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can you post a pic?
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Old May 30, 2006 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by army_rx8
anyone else notice rust forming around the parking light opening? i just noticed a lill rust around the lip (looking from the outside when the parking lights are on) when i installed some new lights (194)...looks worse on the p/s.

car has ~53k miles and is a july03 build


p.s. the lill' rubber seal on the lights is still there and not messed up in any way as well. not sure how it got there (the rust)...any ideas on how to get rid of it...short of buying new headlights? also i'm not sure if you can take apart teh front headlights....oh well guess worest coems to worest i'll jsu tlive with it..adn hopfully it doesn't get too bad and noticable
I would try drying my car all they way and try to get in them cracks. After I dry my car and its all clean I roll it around the block then stop to get them watter runs Hope that helps
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