Moisture in exterior lighting ????

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Okay, I'm wondering if anyone has a tried and true method of getting moisture out of a fog light, before it craps the interior out. My wife drove her Navigator through a minor flood and got moisture inside the fog light. She's driven around for a while with the fog lights on but it seems to come right back. I can remove the light from the vehicle, but was wondering if you guy's have any suggestions for drying it out. Thanks

Yeah, I know, its not a Mark VIII question, but I wanted to get as many views as possible.
Greg
 
RE: Moisture in exterior lighting ????

I had this problem with a taillight once, much bigger than a fog light, so this should work for you.

Rinse it with distilled water, (I know, seems pointless to add MORE water, but trust me - it'll avoid water spotting) - dump it out, then get out a can of that compressed air - blast it as much as you can to get most of the water out. At that point, you have two choices. If it's hot outside, just leave the foglamp out in the sun with the hole pointing up - it'll eventually evaporate what's left inside. Otherwise, get out a hair dryer and go to town - should fix you right up. Make sure the gasket is clean and dry before snapping the light back in.
 
RE: Moisture in exterior lighting ????

Any suggestion for darning the Neon light tube? I don’t have any holes, and Could not figure out where the water was going in..
 
RE: Moisture in exterior lighting ????

I drilled two small wholes in the backside of my tail light. On each side of the tail light is a reflector type piece. I drilled directly behind those because from the outside you can't see it. All the water came out and then I put a piece of foam in the holes. I did this only because I have a crack in the lens and I know it'll collect more water so I hope the foam will collect all of what condenses in the lens. Works so far.

David O'Donnell
'97 Mark VIII LSC "Maxine II" (RIP Maxine I, 5-16-03)
'91 Mark VII BB "Monica"
'67 Thunderbird "Molly"
 
RE: Moisture in exterior lighting ????

I drilled two small wholes in the backside of my tail light. On each side of the tail light is a reflector type piece. I drilled directly behind those because from the outside you can't see it. All the water came out and then I put a piece of foam in the holes. I did this only because I have a crack in the lens and I know it'll collect more water so I hope the foam will collect all of what condenses in the lens. Works so far.

David O'Donnell
'97 Mark VIII LSC "Maxine II" (RIP Maxine I, 5-16-03)
'91 Mark VII BB "Monica"
'67 Thunderbird "Molly"
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Great idea, but where exactly in the back? I don’t want to drill through the reflector..
 
RE: Moisture in exterior lighting ????

You can't drill through the reflector unless you put to much pressure on the drill when your making the hole. Basically from what I remember, the point at which the plactic changes depth is where the reflector part of the lens is on the opposite side. I drilled at a 45 degree angle into the point at which the plastic begins to change depth. Because the hole is behind the reflector, you can't see it from the lens side. Hope I didn't confuse you, its hard to describe something without actually pointing and say that where it is.

David O'Donnell
'97 Mark VIII LSC "Maxine II" (RIP Maxine I, 5-16-03)
'91 Mark VII BB "Monica"
'67 Thunderbird "Molly"
 
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