[Shotimes] New Headlamps

[Christina Casselton]

I've ordered new Sable headlights after being
convinced by Rick that they will work on the Taurus
crossmember.  I've also ordered some of that plastic
weatherbeater stuff to put on them before I install
them to hopefully keep them clear for years to come.  

My question to all of you is this, I've had lots of
trouble with my headlights, corner lights and even
tail lights getting condensation in them.  The
condensation hasn't ruined the buls or wiring or
anything, but it sure wreaks havoc on diversifying the
beam of light coming from them at night time.  One of
the biggest reasons for wanting to improve the
headlights is that I do have a hard time seeing at
night time and the SHO I had had really yellow lenses
and I'm sure it didn't help the situation any, so I'm
trying to do all I can to increase the light output
through these new lenses--without resorting to the new
fangled expensive headlamps that George and others are
going to.  

My question for the group is, how to seal up the
lenses prior to installation so that they don't get
condensation in them.  Or does the heat produced by
the lamps mixed with the humidity inevitably cause the
condensation and it is a lost cause, so there needs to
be an escape for the liquid to exit from when things
dry out?  Most of you know I'm moving to Washington
where it is even more rainy than here, but I was
hoping that if I got them sealed good and tight there
wouldn't be any "liquid" inside of them to condense. 
I figure a clear silicone would work well, but I
didn't know if there was a better product out there
for the job.  The old lenses come with a rubberized
gasket, but I'm not sure if that's just to aid in
fitting properly or not.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

TIA.

Christina