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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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break light collects moisture

Im sure this has happened to others, but one of my brake lights collects moisture.. You can see drops in the inside.

How do i correct this?
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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By going here: http://www.mazdausa.com/tailights/water
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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Yeah, they do that from time to time. It's caused cheap gaskets. It's warranty work, or if you're out of warranty, an easy DIY to take the tail light apart and fix the gasket.

There are some excellent how to's on this site about how to do it.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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there is a tsp onit ... i just had mine done.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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Man zorro, I really hope you realize just how nice all these responses are. There have been a ton of posts on taillight condensation, all you have to do is use the little search function at the top of the page. To save yourself a lot of grief in the future you may consider using it, as the crowd won't always be this nice.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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Are you gonna post that for everyone who doesn't search? Why not be nice, and help them out?!
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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i had water in mine to.. they just gave me new ones.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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I just had this done on my car, though the dealer just aired it out for me.... they said they don't replace the lights anymore.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P

Do the admins know that youre underage? Go back to bed before mama gives you the lashing of your life.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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I just had this done on my car, though the dealer just aired it out for me.... they said they don't replace the lights anymore.
Funny, I just had both mine changed a couple of weeks ago. Try another dealer.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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yea but the problem with having them replaced is that it will happen again, hence the reason for my post.
Is there a permanent solution?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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The new lights will have a new gasket design. If they don't repalce the lights I know they will change the gasket to the new and improved version.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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here is my solution
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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Went out this morning to find my passanger side one all fogged up inside. It lasted 3 years so I guess that's not to bad. I called the service dept. and they have new units in stock. I get it replaced Thursday.

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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Yup. Got it done, took about 20 minutes. Good as new now.

Bob
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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Yeah, I just took mine in for this problem earlier this week. They didn't have new tails in the shop, so they are ordering them for me, but it's all warranty work.

Buying a new gasket would work - but why should you pay $60 to fix a problem that they should fix for free?

I'm debating asking if they'll let me keep the old set too - but I am not getting my hopes up.
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by zorro3201
Do the admins know that youre underage? Go back to bed before mama gives you the lashing of your life.
You're funny. What the hell is a break light anyways? You're not even smart enough to do spell "brake" right and research this topic nonetheless.

Look at the person who laughed at your stupidity that posted right after me (Post #3 if you are not smart enough to even scroll up the page and look at it). That's right, he's an admin. An admin also laughed at your stupidity.

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