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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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moisture in clearance lights

my question is i notice that there is moisture in my clearnece lights...i bought the clear roof light lenses and now notice a bit of moisture around the back end by the screw...i know if i put silicone aroud the screw and then put it in and also around the back end this will fix my problem but my dad has already replaced 2 of his bulbs on his 04 350 and i dont feel like dealing with the cured silicone down the road
 
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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will this little bit of moisture cause any problems down the road or is it going to be hard for this little bit to get past the foam gasket?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Mine always seem to have just a bit of condensation in them whenever I look at them. I don't think it's enough to get past the gaskets or harm anything, though, and I don't think there's a way to prevent it from getting in their in the first place, just by the way the lenses fit to the roof (little catch in front, one screw in back).
 
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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true....thank you . i just wanted to see if some where having the same problem
 
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Yeah mine get condensation in them... I've got the Recon clears too.

I've tried flipping the gaskets around and that still didn't work.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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Same problem except water coming inside. I just used clear caulk around base of fixture and lens. No more water.

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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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probably taking some of that small foam that comes in a roll for around windows, you can get it very thin and narrow, maybe putting that around the bottom where it seals, and you won't even notice it. my 97 is 10 years old, 125k miles and never ever was their a drop of condensation in my clearance lights. it's pathetic that the new fords like my 2006, have it in there.
how simple is it to make them not leak? on a 40k+ truck
 
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