water in DS taillight

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  • Rev Run D
    Grease Monkey
    • Feb 2013
    • 392

    #1

    water in DS taillight

    I have water that collects in my left side tail light (DS) in one of the bulb housings. I swapped out the tail light gaskets. What can I do to fix this short of buying new tail lights?
  • peterpeter
    Noobie
    • Apr 2014
    • 21

    #2
    Mine does this too, in the passenger side blinker housing. No clue how to fix it though.

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    • 15Michaeljoseph
      E30 Mastermind
      • Aug 2013
      • 1693

      #3
      you can't do much of anything really. once they leak, the reflectors corrode, and you can't take the lights apart to paint them silver or anything. buy new ones or buy used ones.


      --Mike
      (OO=[][]=OO) For Life

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      • Rev Run D
        Grease Monkey
        • Feb 2013
        • 392

        #4
        mine haven't corroded yet. but yeah, blinker housing.

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        • 15Michaeljoseph
          E30 Mastermind
          • Aug 2013
          • 1693

          #5
          I had a corroded blinker housing due to leaking, and I was able to get a pretty good, used replacement from user MoBrighta. his name is Andy, send him a PM. very personable, and he actually has a bit of a business selling all kinds of lights and lighting upgrades.


          --Mike
          (OO=[][]=OO) For Life

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          • Ether-D
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2011
            • 2838

            #6
            Drill a 1/16" drain hole in the bottom of the lens. Free for now.
            Originally posted by Andy.B
            Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
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