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03-05-2004, 10:02 AM
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Fogged up headlights
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I bought a set of Smoked with white, not orange reflectors from procarparts.com. I like them, but they fog up every morning and its way worse when it rains. They never unfog either unless i take them out and let them dry for a day or so.
I've oiled the gaskets around the bulbs to make sure they seal and I've also used silicone glue around the entire headlight lense and this still happens.
Its driving me nuts and procarparts says they won't take them back or refund me because they are not a warrantied part. I guess the headlights are made by some generic manufacturer in Taiwan.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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2000 Black V6, 5spd, 1.8 Roller Rockers, Mac CAI, Mac Longtube Headers, Mac Off-road H-pipe, Flowmaster Force II Catback, Ford T-lok (on 2nd one), 3.73 gears, LUK Clutch, MM pedal height adjuster, Ford Aluminum D/S, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, Koni Yellows, HPM Megabite Jr LCA's, Cross-drilled/slotted rotors (11" F, 10.5" R), S/S brake lines, Eibach front/rear sway bars (1.25" F, 1" R), Pro 5.0 Shifter with Steeda Tri-Ax handle, ROH Snyper rims (17x8 F, 17x9 R), Kumho Ecsta 712's (245/45/17 F, 275/40/17 R), GT fog lights, Smoked/Cleared Headlights.
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03-05-2004, 10:26 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
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I've heard that some rice in the headlight housing will absorb some moisture.
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'99 cobra 'vert
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03-05-2004, 10:42 AM
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Taking life one day at a time
Join Date: May 2003
City: Simpsonville
State: South Carolina
Posts: 10,970
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First question I have is does you headlights have a vapor tube coming out the back. this is there to allow the vapor to evaporate out when you turn on the lights and heat the lenses up. if it does. take the headlight off the car. Take them inside and where the bulb went in the back blow hot air in it using a hair dryer. once the moisture is gone seal the vapor tube with silicon.
If it does not have a vapor tube on the back dry it like I said a check your sealing again.
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03-05-2004, 10:59 AM
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Boost Please!
Join Date: Jul 2003
City: Hackettstown
State: New Jersey
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LMAO 
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2003 DSG Cobra Build # 6448 of 8394 Born on 04/07/2003
1995 Black Mustang GT
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03-05-2004, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
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no really. same reason that people put rice in salt shakers. 
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'99 cobra 'vert
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03-05-2004, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I have the vapor tubes. I've already sealed them once with silicone and it didn't help. I was hoping by opening the tubes it would allow the water to evaporate out.
I'm honestly stumped and angry. It makes the whole car look like shit.
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2000 Black V6, 5spd, 1.8 Roller Rockers, Mac CAI, Mac Longtube Headers, Mac Off-road H-pipe, Flowmaster Force II Catback, Ford T-lok (on 2nd one), 3.73 gears, LUK Clutch, MM pedal height adjuster, Ford Aluminum D/S, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, Koni Yellows, HPM Megabite Jr LCA's, Cross-drilled/slotted rotors (11" F, 10.5" R), S/S brake lines, Eibach front/rear sway bars (1.25" F, 1" R), Pro 5.0 Shifter with Steeda Tri-Ax handle, ROH Snyper rims (17x8 F, 17x9 R), Kumho Ecsta 712's (245/45/17 F, 275/40/17 R), GT fog lights, Smoked/Cleared Headlights.
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03-11-2004, 08:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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tahts the only way to get rid of it is to have a tube in the lights make sure it curve so nohti you fly in there easily but then itll be fine |
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03-11-2004, 09:05 PM
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Long Lost Adm1n
Join Date: Jul 2003
City: Northern Virginia
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I've got plenty of rice if you need some |
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03-11-2004, 10:11 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
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'99 cobra 'vert
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03-20-2004, 07:59 PM
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what is this bat you speak of?
Join Date: Aug 2003
City: San Angelo
State: Texas
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1965 Barracuda
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03-22-2004, 09:38 AM
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Concordium
Join Date: Mar 2004
City: Houston, Tx
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i did my headlights yesterday. just remove the bulb from the headlight unit and take a hair dryer and put it on high till the water evaporates (or the dryer burns out) when your done immediately put the bulb back in a seal it up good. make sure to seal up the evaporation tube before you try drying out the headlight.
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Mods: True Dual Exhaust, Flowmaster 40's, Cobra Diamond Clear Headlights and Side Markers, Shortened Antennas, Blue Dome Light, Metallic Blue Painted Calipers, 4.10's w/ T-Lok coming in a few weeks.
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