3G: Water in rear lights

Post by **Wayne2014** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:21 am

Cleaning up lights as they are off and waiting for new seals.

Anyone know how to drain the water inside (apart from drilling a hole)???

Cheers!
And Happy 2015!

Post by **Pushki** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:22 pm

Place them on a radiator with any openings at the top.
The water should just evaporate.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:12 pm

if your putting them on a rad put something under the lights so the plastic doesn't get marked.

Post by **Wayne2014** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:18 pm

mercutio wrote:if your putting them on a rad put something under the lights so the plastic doesn't get marked.

They get marked?!!!

Too late!

Post by **Wayne2014** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:20 pm

Anyhow

This side of the lights has an amber bulb for indicator.

My other side is clear bulb.

Is it better with amber or clear bulbs?

Post by **Pushki** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:22 pm

Wayne2014 wrote:

You need to put them the other way up. Evaporation rises!!

Post by **BlackMwack** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:27 pm

So not too late to put something underneath them to stop them from being marked

Post by **Wayne2014** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:54 pm

Pushki wrote:
Wayne2014 wrote:
You need to put them the other way up. Evaporation rises!!

Does it?
"Hip" - excuse me too much to drink last night

I took the bulbs out coz water was also leaking from there.
So thought the heat going straight up the holes will dry it quicker.
No?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:12 pm

If you place them lenses down then heat will conduct through the lenses and the air inside the cluster will warm up. As the water evaporates, air convection would carry the water vapour out the upward facing holes as per Pushki's post

so yeah, put something under them and flip them, they should dry faster.

Post by **Wayne2014** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:06 pm

Better?