Wednesday, November 24, 2010

How do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?

I have a newer Ford Ranger with clear headlight lenses, and after 3 years, one of them has a lot of moisture built up inside it, enough that its really noticable. How do I get rid of this without having to get new headlights?How do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?you can break the seal on them and re-seal them,and once they are cleaned and re-sealed they should do ok ,but use the right kind of sealant on them,i have did a few that way not many but all turned out ok,some of the newer ones you cant re-seal ,so make sure yours is one of the ones that will come apart,good luck hope this helps.How do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?take out the hedlight assembly take out the bulb and put it in a room with the heat on facing the opening down to allow the moisture to escape. or just hold a hair drier up to the opening for the bulb only halfway to allow the air to %26quot;circle inside%26quot; the heat and air flow should dry it up. sadly if there is moisture inside you probably have a cracked lense and should replace itHow do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?headlight is leaking. need to eliminate water getting in. u can take some silicone caulk and smear it over the top seam to seal light. in the meantime, stick a piece of fishtank tubing in light and suck out the puddle u have in light. the other option is to drill a 1/4 inch hole in the lowest part of light to let water drain out on its own. i have done both with moderate success. i actually had better success with drilling the hole than with sealing the light. good luck.How do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?Dodge is correct, I'd only add a bit of silica beads to soak up future moisture.How do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?If it's a Ford, then you should just be able to easily pop the headlight out, wipe it clean, and then, as the person above me said, check the seals. Hayne's manuals can help alot with that. Usually get them at Autozone or something of the like.



Other than that, the only other answer is it's a Ford, they've already circled the problem. HahaHow do I get rid of moisture buildup inside my headlight?took the ones off the dodge and resealed them with gorilla glue , make sure the lenses come off before you start , the gorilla glue did the job for the dodge ram , pass a bead on both sides, it will expand