condensation/back lights

[TJC46]

Hi guys i have some condensation in the rear drivers side light cluster. How do i sort this? Are these rear lights sealed in some way? Chim newbie so any help appreciated,thanks tom.

[MADMAX2]

Dont worry some do this it should go after a while best left alone

[bigdods]

You may be lucky and it goes away but in my case it didnt. Its easy to fix. Get a sharp knife and slice through the sealant all the way around the outer perspex cover then pull it off. Clean off all the old black sealant. Then fix back using silkaflex . See this thread for details of silkaflex

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

You may find the water has damaged the black paint on the inside of the perspex. you can touch this up using black enamel paint from B&Q

ETA heres my old thread about installing new lights with more info on how to remove and refit the outer lenses

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by bigdods on Sunday 24th August 21:28

[schmokin1]

you should be able to dilute the sikaflex with acetone (nail varnish remover) a bit and use this to paint the black margin on the inside of the perspex covers (so I'm told by car builder solutions who sold me their alternative to sikaflex, which is a bit cheaper)