F-150 freaak

Hey just bought Harley lights about a month ago and now that it has started raining they are full of mist. Can someone walk me through how to fix this? I'm sorry for bringing this up again, I'm sure there is other threads but couldn't find one. Thanks.

04 F150

X2 i wana knw this too!

F-150 freaak

Yea but no one is replying so idk what we are going to do about it

jerrybizzle

Pull them off, take lights out, use a hair dryer to blow in there to dry them out. Once dry, silicone them to prevent future moisture from entering. Use the silicone where the front and back meet.

F-150 freaak

So like just silicone all the way around the outside where the lens and backing meet at?

mSaLL150

The best way would be to open them up and completely re-seal them. Depending on if they are OEM or not, this can be either really hard or really easy (OEMs use permaseal, very tough to open). Use the Oven method (google it) to open the lights up. Often ~250 degrees for 8 minutes or so is a good starting point to get the glue soft. DONT go much hotter then that, you could melt the lens or plastic reflector. Once you get them open, warm up the black plastic back of the light again to get the leftover glue warm again, then scrape it ALL out. Once the channel is cleaned out, use 3M butyl tape liberally in the channel all the way around, and soften it up either in the oven or with a heat gun on low. clamp the lens back onto the housing and let it seal completely (allow at least 6 hours at room temp with it clamped).

See steps 1 and 6 here for a bit more detail:

https://www.f150forum.com/f2/how-min...trofit-110117/

If this task is too hard or you are worried about messing up, you can use silicone around the outsides but it may not get the seal perfectly to fix the problem and can also be quite messy if you are not very careful.

jerrybizzle

Yes. All exterior. I didn't pull my new ones apart at all.

Island Truck

I'm considering getting this type of headlight myself and I see there are a lot of options

If you don't mind my asking, did you

1. Get the inexpensive ebay versions?
2. Ger the medim priced Hella versions, or
3. Go all out and get the OEM Ford Harley Davidson versions?

(Or I guess there could be other options...)

Thanks

Especial86

iTrader: (1)

X2^^^
You can also use permatex ultra black RTV adhesive...

A quick way to seal without splitting them open is to heat the back black plastic with a heat gun. Seal the outside of the backing to lens seal with silicone and clamp them tight... I use lashing straps.. Run the heat gun around the perimeter and listen for creeks and squeaks. Heat it, goop it, strap it, heat it, re-check or tighten the straps...

If this doesn't work, then you have to split the lens and reseal.

techrep

iTrader: (1)

If those were OEM harley lights they would not have done that...most web sites that sell aftermarket lights will tell you to seal then prior to install.