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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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Default so after no luck on headlight

mine crapped out and got some condensation in it. Dont know how because i have never taken it off or anything.

I want to end up replacing it but cannot find a right one thats an HID

so my next option is how do I seal it or get the condensation out? Or what would be a good place to go to get that done?
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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I want to say the oven method, (heat up, pull apart, clean, reseal really good, re heat again to melt silicone) but don't quote me on that.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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sup mo.........

stick that hoe bag in the oven on a soaked peice of cardboard and pull it apart, add some rtv sealant to the edge and push it back closed...

search, there are threads on the process...
-J
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Jason! where the hell have you beeenn? lol

hmm ill search..

jason wanna do it for me ))))) ill pay haah

or we can get drunk doing it lol
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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lol.........been working a lot........

ill pm you.....

-J & Mo --->

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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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you da shizz lol

it freaking sucks now i have been pulled over like 5x and the cops are being more and more dicks

i just cant find a headlight i ltell them

and i gues i need to order a new ballast too fml
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 07:41 AM
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If you want the moisture out drill a very small hole in the bottom corner.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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TheZSource.com has headlights of all years, left and right. Check em out.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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yup the z store is really expensive!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Globalscan
If you want the moisture out drill a very small hole in the bottom corner.
Never tried that but...

Sealing the condensation out is sealing the condensation in. Unlike a sealed beam headlamp, the 350Z headlamp was never designed to be sealed closed.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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im selling mine..04 lights you can pm me
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MrWatchDawg
yup the z store is really expensive!
Maybe... but you didn't say you couldn't find any cheap ones.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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kensin bailed cant get ahold of him
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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just got done painting mine, they look 1000x better. The oven process was easy as well as putting them back together
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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is there DIY over here? i guess i am gonna give it a shot sometime soon
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