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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 02:23 AM
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Moisture in the headlights

my rx-8 recently was a victim of a flashflood (its fixed and thats a whole nother story on another thread yada yada)

I now have a ton of moisture inside my headlights, their almost completely fogged up inside

Is it a real pain to open them up to dry em out?

Any fixes here?

Thanks!!
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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If you keep your headlights on for a while the heat the headlights produce should dry themselves out.
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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^^ true unless there is a leak that has developed in the headlights seal. I know that the tails are sonically fused but I think the headlights still use a silicone seal.
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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just keep in mind that once you get water inside them, they will always have a tiny bit of a hazed look to them.
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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especially if you try and evap it with the heat from the headlight
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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well, i plan i buying some v-leds down the road so ill wait till then and just be sure to dry everything out super good once i open it up
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