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    Euro Grill Users Beware

    I apologize in advance for you having to read this much...

    I have recently purchased euro grills about 4 months ago. I love them. BUT. i have always had Depo brand smiley's (i bought them before i knew about hellas and boschs) and i realized that right around the time i had put in my euro grills i started to get condensation on my left smiley headlight.

    I looked at my american vs my euro grills and see that on top of the euro grills there is a hole cut out so you can easily access the city lights. with that hole open, when i do things such as wash my car or leave it out over night, morning dew and water can get in there. the gasket for the city light doesn't work as well as it should.

    Im not sure if this is just a crappy fault of Depo or if it occurs with all euro grills/smiley users. But what i did was looked at my city light connectors and found tons of corrosion and mold. BINGO there was where the water that had fogged up my lights. so i took apart my light and blow-dried it til there was no more water and put it back together. then when i put the city light connectors back in i took some silicon and sealed all around the connector. Hopefully this will work. I'll find out either in the morning, or next time i wash my car.

    Has this ever happened to one of you?

    #2
    It sounds more like the shitty lights rather than the grills.
    -Pierre
    1987 535is
    1988 325is

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      #3
      DEPO brand lights are notorious for bad seals that cause this problem, they are a low-price option to Hella and Bosch so they just don't last.

      Like stated, its the headlights, not the grilles.
      Reminiscing...

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        #4
        It's just the lights

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          #5
          alright good to know. Anybody know what a set of bosch smiley's would go for?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post
            alright good to know. Anybody know what a set of bosch smiley's would go for?
            $200-275 and just

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              #7
              We're not dicks, just trying to help!

              There are always sets for sale in the FS section here...
              Reminiscing...

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                #8
                Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post
                alright good to know. Anybody know what a set of bosch smiley's would go for?


                Brand new headlight pricing...


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                  #9
                  Originally posted by atomic View Post
                  how about brand new Bosch headlights?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post
                    how about brand new Bosch headlights?
                    They are the same for all practical intents and purposes.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by ethree View Post
                      They are the same for all practical intents and purposes.
                      actually i can see the difference in the glass design. i was looking at this guys thread and i like bosch's better



                      does anybody know if anyone sells bosch smiley's new or do i just have to find used ones?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post
                        actually i can see the difference in the glass design. i was looking at this guys thread and i like bosch's better



                        does anybody know if anyone sells bosch smiley's new or do i just have to find used ones?
                        Most likely just find used ones...

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                          #13
                          Speaking of condensation, i checked all the other lights in my car and this is what i found in my tail lights.

                          i live in newport beach so it barely ever rains. But it rained the other day pretty hard and i keep my car outside. after it rained i opened my trunk and saw the carpet was full of water. so i blow-dried it and today i looked at my trunk light and found it was half full with water! this is the cause.... ( i know some people have had troubles with wet trunks and i have figured it out)...

                          so here my car is in the garage with fans to dry up all the water in the headlights and the trunk carpet.

                          this is what happens. the water hits your trunk and runs along the sides of the trunk...

                          it leaks into the carpet right here..

                          and the way it gets there is through the lights. the water goes through the side of the trunk and hits the top of the light

                          notice how the gasket looks good everywhere but that one corner...

                          and its kind of hard to see because of the flash but if we pull up the gasket you can see the corrosion...


                          so solution... get new gaskets.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post
                            Anybody know what a set of bosch smiley's would go for?
                            Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post
                            how about brand new Bosch headlights?
                            Originally posted by Japandrew73 View Post

                            does anybody know if anyone sells bosch smiley's new or do i just have to find used ones?
                            wow...

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Maluco View Post
                              wow...
                              hah shut it:mrgreen:

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