SVT_Aaron
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Ah that's very cool, glad you shared that. Now that I read that I will be able to have an idea of what to do if I am ever in that position.
Moisture in lights? Cool tip...
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Did the same about a year or so ago when I installed some '13 takeoff HIDs. Passenger side would fog up like a **** with the slightest bit of humidity & rain.
Got to researching it and got the idea off the Hyundai Genesis forums of all places. They have a similar problem. Took the assembly out and resealed it all with silicone and then tossed a desiccant pack in the same place. Over a year later and the lens has never fogged once in any conditions.
Ford will tell you a little condensation is normal. I will tell you that is absolute BS and it's only normal because their quality control has deemed it OK to accept light assemblies from their vendor with **** poor seals on a certain percentage of them. It's luck of the draw. How can you have certain assemblies that never fog in their lifetime and others that do. If you can get it right most of the time you can get it right all of the time with some effort. Ford tells their customers it is normal and they accept it.
Edit: saw the OP was talking about retrofits so I guess all bets are off as those are cracked open to be modded. My beef with Ford OEM lights still stands.
Got to researching it and got the idea off the Hyundai Genesis forums of all places. They have a similar problem. Took the assembly out and resealed it all with silicone and then tossed a desiccant pack in the same place. Over a year later and the lens has never fogged once in any conditions.
Ford will tell you a little condensation is normal. I will tell you that is absolute BS and it's only normal because their quality control has deemed it OK to accept light assemblies from their vendor with **** poor seals on a certain percentage of them. It's luck of the draw. How can you have certain assemblies that never fog in their lifetime and others that do. If you can get it right most of the time you can get it right all of the time with some effort. Ford tells their customers it is normal and they accept it.
Edit: saw the OP was talking about retrofits so I guess all bets are off as those are cracked open to be modded. My beef with Ford OEM lights still stands.
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RV67
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I use the dessicants in my welder, keeps the wire from rusting.
Ruger
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Yup, so do I!
PropDr
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This packs will loose there effectiveness as they get saturated, but you can reconstitute them by placing them in an oven at low heat to remove moisture.
Dan06
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Yeah u can buy reusable canisters of the stuff u bake in the oven once saturated. Amazon sells them for camera film travel uses I believe. Use em in my ammo cans.
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