[Shotimes] New Headlamps

[Paul Nimz]

I had some full of moisture and then dried them out and sealed them.  Didn't
do any good.  I drilled a vent hole in them and that didn't help much either.
I think the plastic lens gets porous with age....  :)

Paul

On 10/2/2005 5:08:07 PM, Christina Casselton (chriscass@pacbell.net) wrote:
> Paul, I understand what you are getting at here, but
> mine get a LOT of moisture in them--and
> I'm moving to
> Washington where I expect even more moisture, so I
> thought if I got them "hermetically" sealed or such,
> then I wouldn't
> have the problem I have when the water
> condenses inside and it throws the light in all
> different directions.
> I'm torn as to which way would
> be the right way.  I know having no drainage can be a
> problem, but can there be a happy medium?
>
> Christina
>
> --- Paul Nimz <pnimz@v8sho.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually you want them vented better.  If sealed up
> > any water vapor that gets in will not get out.  This
> > results in the build up of liquid inside.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On 10/2/2005 1:42:37 AM, Christina Casselton
> > (chriscass@pacbell.net) wrote:
> > > 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