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Pony_Killer
10-06-2008, 03:12 PM
I have a taillight that has some moisture damage from a leak in the seal and now my driver side is darker then my passenger side..think there is a way to clean it out?
micah
10-07-2008, 07:16 PM
i want to know too
blindeyed
10-07-2008, 08:40 PM
Take the lens off, clean it, reassemble.

Here's my How-To guide:
http://www.blindeyed.com/carpage/guides/exterior-01.html
BluBeaSSt
10-08-2008, 06:18 PM
I would think if you took it apart and used some plastic polish on it, it might look better than new :D
Pony_Killer
10-08-2008, 06:52 PM
Ya I was worried about pulling them apart since the reason I have the honeycombs is because lastime I cracked my stockers using a hair dryer and a flathead..think I need to find me a better heat gun this time!
BluBeaSSt
10-08-2008, 07:18 PM
Ya I was worried about pulling them apart since the reason I have the honeycombs is because lastime I cracked my stockers using a hair dryer and a flathead..think I need to find me a better heat gun this time!

Harbor Fright man, 10 bucks!
CALL911
10-11-2008, 12:20 PM
If you put it on a black roof top for a day in the sun, that can also evaporate the water quickly and safely.

Anyway you do it, just make sure the tailight is sealed up afterwards so you don't have to worry about it in the future.

I have Altezza tailights on my Z, and if I would get caught in the rain, I always would get a little moisture in the tailights. When I went to have them professionally tinted, I later sealed up the inside edges with some silicone caulk. Since then, I have yet to ever get condensation in them.
Pony_Killer
10-11-2008, 01:26 PM
ya mine would get moisture all the time after it would rain or after a wash but it would dry out over time and look normal but after the H/C swap the car was parked inside for acouple months and for some reason it got really dark...ill get a pic and show ya what happened
Fixxer99TA
10-11-2008, 02:27 PM
They sell stuff at autozone to clean the crap/fading/water deposits from lenses. Just saw it a few days ago.
Pony_Killer
10-11-2008, 02:45 PM
They sell stuff at autozone to clean the crap/fading/water deposits from lenses. Just saw it a few days ago.

is that to clean the outside of the lense or the inside?