Tail light condensation
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Tail light condensation
Have any of you guys experienced this? It is pretty much through the entire passenger side light, and never goes away. It wasnt there when I bought the car, but when the weather started getting cooler, it appeared and hasnt gone away.
My car is a CPO, but my local dealer said this isnt covered under the CPO (and the booklet I have basically says the same thing). My salesman (from a different Jag dealer) said it really depends on the servicing dealer's relationship with JLR corporate. The old methods of taking out the bulbs and drying the inside with a hair dryer wont work, and I am apprehensive about drilling a hole in the bottom of my tail light. Though if I need a new one, what difference does it make. Aside from pointing a hair dryer at the outside, or putting the tail light in a giant bowl of rice, anyone have any experience or ideas?
Or should I use this as an excuse to get 2016+ tails?
My car is a CPO, but my local dealer said this isnt covered under the CPO (and the booklet I have basically says the same thing). My salesman (from a different Jag dealer) said it really depends on the servicing dealer's relationship with JLR corporate. The old methods of taking out the bulbs and drying the inside with a hair dryer wont work, and I am apprehensive about drilling a hole in the bottom of my tail light. Though if I need a new one, what difference does it make. Aside from pointing a hair dryer at the outside, or putting the tail light in a giant bowl of rice, anyone have any experience or ideas?
Or should I use this as an excuse to get 2016+ tails?
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Originally Posted by clubairth1
Is that a slight crack in the plastic in your first picture?
Have you removed the light to inspect it where you can't see?
Have you removed the light to inspect it where you can't see?
I havent taken the light out yet, I was doing a lot of searching for manuals or step by step, i wasnt sure if the bumper had to come off, but based on what ive seen on the rear of the lights, it doesnt.
#5
Whatever that line is, or was, i cant find it on the light now, at least with a flashlight in the garage. I will check again tomorrow during the day, but now that I know how to take the lights out, im going to give that a shot over the long weekend. Worst case scenario is i start sourcing some 2016+ tails.
#6
I remember reading these are LED, are they sealed with just wires hooking up to the assembly or do they have a replaceable LED bulb kind of a thing?
I've considered replacing my incandescents with the LED's that are made like a normal bulb. I have so many spare bulbs though I haven't run out yet.
I've considered replacing my incandescents with the LED's that are made like a normal bulb. I have so many spare bulbs though I haven't run out yet.
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I remember reading these are LED, are they sealed with just wires hooking up to the assembly or do they have a replaceable LED bulb kind of a thing?
I've considered replacing my incandescents with the LED's that are made like a normal bulb. I have so many spare bulbs though I haven't run out yet.
I've considered replacing my incandescents with the LED's that are made like a normal bulb. I have so many spare bulbs though I haven't run out yet.
Whether the connector on the housing itself comes out, im not sure yet, but even if i did, i dont expect it to be much use since the LED boards will be in there, but ill know for sure this weekend.
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Yeah once that clicked in my head it was a bit of a bummer. I am going to try a couple of low dollar solutions, like drilling a vent hole in the bottom or using desiccate packets, or just pointing a hair dryer at it, but im not really expecting much.
#10
in case anyone else has this issue and is searching the forum, drilling into these to let the water out really doesnt seem like a logical option, unless you have a replacement light available. the potential to drill into something, since you cant see what you are drilling into, is too high.
removing the tail light and basically hitting it with heat seems to be the best solution for now. i used my fireplace (gas) and since that is heating up the entire house, my next option is to try a small space heater. as far as fixing the problem from happening again goes, the lens doesnt seem to be one solid piece of plastic. Its like the white area was set into the red area, with a sealant or gasket in between, and that is where the water is coming in, because that is where it leaks out of. Maybe once as much of the water as possible is out, i will hit that with some clear silicone sealant or something.
The attached pictures show where it is leaking from, as well as the amount of water collecting at the bottom. Apologies for the bathroom photos, it was the best light without going back downstairs. /lazy
removing the tail light and basically hitting it with heat seems to be the best solution for now. i used my fireplace (gas) and since that is heating up the entire house, my next option is to try a small space heater. as far as fixing the problem from happening again goes, the lens doesnt seem to be one solid piece of plastic. Its like the white area was set into the red area, with a sealant or gasket in between, and that is where the water is coming in, because that is where it leaks out of. Maybe once as much of the water as possible is out, i will hit that with some clear silicone sealant or something.
The attached pictures show where it is leaking from, as well as the amount of water collecting at the bottom. Apologies for the bathroom photos, it was the best light without going back downstairs. /lazy
#11
You could try Putting the light in a bucket of Rice for a couple of days to dry it out and then once dry scuff the lens with sandpaper and use a 2K clear to seal it.
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in case anyone else has this issue and is searching the forum, drilling into these to let the water out really doesnt seem like a logical option, unless you have a replacement light available. the potential to drill into something, since you cant see what you are drilling into, is too high.
removing the tail light and basically hitting it with heat seems to be the best solution for now. i used my fireplace (gas) and since that is heating up the entire house, my next option is to try a small space heater. as far as fixing the problem from happening again goes, the lens doesnt seem to be one solid piece of plastic. Its like the white area was set into the red area, with a sealant or gasket in between, and that is where the water is coming in, because that is where it leaks out of. Maybe once as much of the water as possible is out, i will hit that with some clear silicone sealant or something.
The attached pictures show where it is leaking from, as well as the amount of water collecting at the bottom. Apologies for the bathroom photos, it was the best light without going back downstairs. /lazy
removing the tail light and basically hitting it with heat seems to be the best solution for now. i used my fireplace (gas) and since that is heating up the entire house, my next option is to try a small space heater. as far as fixing the problem from happening again goes, the lens doesnt seem to be one solid piece of plastic. Its like the white area was set into the red area, with a sealant or gasket in between, and that is where the water is coming in, because that is where it leaks out of. Maybe once as much of the water as possible is out, i will hit that with some clear silicone sealant or something.
The attached pictures show where it is leaking from, as well as the amount of water collecting at the bottom. Apologies for the bathroom photos, it was the best light without going back downstairs. /lazy
#16
Why condensation? Except a crack? I don't have a crack and still condensationd
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