[Shotimes] Condensation in headlights

James F. Ryan III av8r567@optonline.net
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:03:29 -0400


My Jeep Grand Cherokee headlights from headlights.com (or soemthing like
that) were alos DEPO brand.  Great light pattern but within 3 motnhs one of
the headlights was half filled with water.  Welcome to the "I've been
screwed by DEPO" club.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
To: "Juillerat, Aaron J" <aaronj@autojectors.com>; "Paul L Fisher"
<sho@paul-fisher.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Condensation in headlights


> FWIW, my brand new (3 month old?) DEPO brand
> (aftermarket) SHO headlights have water in them. Not
> just a little but a lot. Wow, how annoying.
>
> I guess I need to take them off, dry them out and
> re-seal them.
>
> Ian
>
> --- "Juillerat, Aaron J" <aaronj@autojectors.com>
> wrote:
>
> > They are supposed to have water in them they are
> > fishbowl's. ;) You can
> > drill small holes in the bottom to let air in/water
> > out, but I never had
> > much luck.  I have seen other articles were people
> > take the lens off and
> > reseal them.  You take a chance of cracking the lens
> > and if they have
> > any age they are yellow anyway.  When it's all said
> > and done the best
> > thing I found to do was get a set of new after
> > markets on Ebay.  You can
> > get the Sable lights for around $60 each.  I did
> > that on mine.  The make
> > the car look so much better having new lights.  For
> > the actual fishbowls
> > I still have some condensation in them, but not to
> > bad.  Not enough to
> > pay another $60 or so each to get the "bowls".
> >
> > -A.J.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:10 PM
> > To: 'Maury Alston'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Condensation in headlights
> >
> > The fishbowls are not the headlights, they are the
> > little things just
> > inside
> > the headlights.
> >
> >
> > Paul L Fisher
> >
> > Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
> > SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
> > Amsoil dealer: http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Maury Alston
> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 6:50 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Condensation in headlights
> >
> > Is there anything that can be done about the
> > condensation in the SHO
> > headlights?  I think I may have seen a post refering
> > to them as
> > "fishbowls".
> >
> > Maury
> >
> > "Life's battles are not always won by the stronger
> > or faster man, but
> > soon
> > or late, the man who wins is the man who thinks he
> > can!"
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