bmxox

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Alright now I know this topic has been on here a few times but in most cases I found searching, when someone had moisture in their lights, it was covered by warranty or something and they got new lights. In my case, I opened my lights up to paint them and tint the amber strip. Everything went fine, painted everything, waited a day before I put them back together, waited another to let the silicone dry before taking outside and putting back on the car.

After about 3 days I saw a lot of condensation and moisture in the lights, its hasnt gone away since, been at least 2 months. Ive seen some people say that you need to leave a place for the headlights to basically "breathe" but how do you go about doing this without allowing the water to just come in when it rains. I want to reseal them again probably next weekend but wondering what I should do. I used a tube of black rtv silicone from autozone, is there something else I should try instead? Any help and opinions appreciated.

(I've done 2 other sets of headlights on different cars using the same procedure and materials I did here and had absolutlely no problems, wondering maybe I just didnt get a good seal this time around?)

Z1 Performance

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if you leave a place for it to "breath" it will also contribute to more condensation

your seal is at fault - I would redo it

bmxox

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Those were my thought exactly but some people said otherwise. T

he rtv silicone is whats best to use correct? The silicone to me still seems goey like it didnt dry all the way, I dont know if maybe I picked up the wrong kind this time but it didnt dry to the same texture as I remember in the past.

Z1 Performance

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the silicone will remain gooey - I don't know if RTV is the best stuff to use - I forget what they seal windshields with, that is what I'd use (black stuff)

bmxox

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Alright I was thinking about going with that stuff this time, I know the rtv stays a little goey but this time around it seemed extra gluey, and if I push on the lens/housing it seems to ooze out a little bit. Ill go with the windshield sealant this time around. Thanks.