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Old 04-15-2013, 02:20 AM
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Water in Tail light

Hi guys

My '04 RX8 has got water sloshing around inside the left tail light. It's been slowly building up since I noticed some condensation in there a couple of months ago.

Is there any easy way to fix this? I was told at my local Mazda garage that I'll need a new unit but I'm always sceptical of their advice!

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Jeremy
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Believe me, I have tried. From being a much more active member on many other forums I am well aware of how annoying it is when people fail to search for their question before posting!

But alas, I couldn't find anything. Can you point me in the right direction?

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Originally Posted by Jezzer256
Believe me, I have tried. From being a much more active member on many other forums I am well aware of how annoying it is when people fail to search for their question before posting!

But alas, I couldn't find anything. Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks
Ha, SayNoToPistons posted this in the DIY section a couple of years ago...

https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...illing-223143/

For better search results use Google: site:rx8club.com water in tail light fix
Old 04-15-2013, 06:41 AM
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I did this a few weeks ago and it works.
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Originally Posted by cdleo71
Ha, SayNoToPistons posted this in the DIY section a couple of years ago...

https://www.rx8club.com/do-yourself-...illing-223143/

For better search results use Google: site:rx8club.com water in tail light fix
Thank you
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Speaking of which I'm surprised it is not already a sticky. I'm assuming the OP at least looked at the stickies in the DIY forum.

Actually, it's not in Zoom's stickied DIY category / inventory post either.
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No problem, but thank YOU. I did this a while ago and it worked great.
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Thanks guys, and thanks SayNoToPistons for the DIY guide. I put the light out to dry last night and have just fixed it back in with the foam in place. Let's hope we don't get any more leaks!

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Jez
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