New factory style halogen headlights
05-09-2017, 08:08 AM
#301
A little bit off topic. When I got hit in my 2005. The bodyshop tried to pull a fast one me. Instead of buying me a new headlight, somewhere they got just a *new" lens, and went through all the trouble of switching lenses to save a few bucks on a new light. It was in 2010 as well. The OEM"s weren't pricey by then.
Well, two things.. It was fogged up like yours the next morning and the mounting tap on the top right was still a little cracked from when I changed out the bulbs. It was his insurance Co, so it wasn't as if my guy was trying to save me money. They are no longer my guys.
If it's an consolation, my 2014's taillight needed some sealing when it was only a year old.
So you're not alone in having a fogged up headlight or taillight.
Well, two things.. It was fogged up like yours the next morning and the mounting tap on the top right was still a little cracked from when I changed out the bulbs. It was his insurance Co, so it wasn't as if my guy was trying to save me money. They are no longer my guys.
If it's an consolation, my 2014's taillight needed some sealing when it was only a year old.
So you're not alone in having a fogged up headlight or taillight.
05-09-2017, 09:53 AM
#302
I would think they'd be fine with the RTV. We've had quite a bit of rain since I've installed them and didn't have the fogging issue until I ran my truck through the car wash. But I'll see if I can find some silica packs locally and then run the bead of RTV and see what happens.
The rubber boot takes a bit of effort to put on and makes a tight seal.
The rubber boot takes a bit of effort to put on and makes a tight seal.
05-09-2017, 09:56 AM
#303
Let the Fun Begin
Just make sure its not a leak and that water isnt leaking in. I had an issue with my Spyder tail lights back in 2012...they kept having condensation in them...and i was too busy to really dive into the issue...well when i did end up looking there was 2 inches of water in the bottom of the tails...kind of like a mini fish bowl...i ended up just junking the set and went back to OEM
05-09-2017, 04:32 PM
#304
FDT
Just make sure its not a leak and that water isnt leaking in. I had an issue with my Spyder tail lights back in 2012...they kept having condensation in them...and i was too busy to really dive into the issue...well when i did end up looking there was 2 inches of water in the bottom of the tails...kind of like a mini fish bowl...i ended up just junking the set and went back to OEM
05-09-2017, 05:24 PM
#305
Senior Member
[QUOTE=M3TOSVT;5307693]
The adjustment ball may have popped out of the bracket inside the headlight.
M3TOSVT nailed that one! Both ball and sockets were disconnected inside the light. Got them wrestled back together. So back to the drawing board on adjustments when the sun goes down. Thanks, man!
The adjustment ball may have popped out of the bracket inside the headlight.
M3TOSVT nailed that one! Both ball and sockets were disconnected inside the light. Got them wrestled back together. So back to the drawing board on adjustments when the sun goes down. Thanks, man!
05-09-2017, 09:19 PM
#306
[QUOTE=9chester;5310200]
No problem.
The adjustment ball may have popped out of the bracket inside the headlight.
M3TOSVT nailed that one! Both ball and sockets were disconnected inside the light. Got them wrestled back together. So back to the drawing board on adjustments when the sun goes down. Thanks, man!
M3TOSVT nailed that one! Both ball and sockets were disconnected inside the light. Got them wrestled back together. So back to the drawing board on adjustments when the sun goes down. Thanks, man!
05-10-2017, 08:58 AM
#307
American member
There was about a teaspoon of water in them. Took them out, removed all the bulbs and then stuck a hairdryer in the turn signal hole after shaking as much water out as I could. It's a bit too chilly here to run some RTV around them, but I did throw a few smaller silica packs inside each headlight housing. I'm 98% certain it was from the car wash though, as I haven't seen any condensation from rain.
There was so much condensation that it had running drips. Well the gun dried it too quick and left water marks where too much heat blew the water away. So naturally it had streaks on the inside.
Then like a first timer i was, I had rag soaked with Windex and I'm sure you can picture the rest of that story. No scratches, just made it 3x's harder on myself.
Letting the water evaporate as slowly as possible is definitely key.
05-11-2017, 01:26 AM
#308
Senior Member
I got my headlights today and went to install. The passenger side was great, driver side is a whole different story. Looking at the photo above maybe this is the same issue?
My projector is totally loose and flopping inside the headlight, I couldn't really tell how it was attached and getting pretty frustrated so I stopped and decided to just throw them on the truck to see how they looked. Waiting to see what the seller says, but if it's as easy as popping it back in a tab I should be able to handle that, I just could not find where it attached tonight.
Drivers side w/projector and 6000K HID. Passenger side 6000K HID halogen bucket.
My projector is totally loose and flopping inside the headlight, I couldn't really tell how it was attached and getting pretty frustrated so I stopped and decided to just throw them on the truck to see how they looked. Waiting to see what the seller says, but if it's as easy as popping it back in a tab I should be able to handle that, I just could not find where it attached tonight.
Drivers side w/projector and 6000K HID. Passenger side 6000K HID halogen bucket.
05-11-2017, 05:43 AM
#309
I got my headlights today and went to install. The passenger side was great, driver side is a whole different story. Looking at the photo above maybe this is the same issue?
My projector is totally loose and flopping inside the headlight, I couldn't really tell how it was attached and getting pretty frustrated so I stopped and decided to just throw them on the truck to see how they looked. Waiting to see what the seller says, but if it's as easy as popping it back in a tab I should be able to handle that, I just could not find where it attached tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcawfRHwo68
Drivers side w/projector and 6000K HID. Passenger side 6000K HID halogen bucket.
My projector is totally loose and flopping inside the headlight, I couldn't really tell how it was attached and getting pretty frustrated so I stopped and decided to just throw them on the truck to see how they looked. Waiting to see what the seller says, but if it's as easy as popping it back in a tab I should be able to handle that, I just could not find where it attached tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcawfRHwo68
Drivers side w/projector and 6000K HID. Passenger side 6000K HID halogen bucket.
05-11-2017, 07:37 AM
#310
Senior Member
I just popped mine back in thanks to M3TOSVT a couple days ago. Mine wasn't near as loose as yours is in the video. It was kind of wedged in between the ball and the housing. You can see it in the picture I included a couple posts up. That's looking through the bottom (where it sit's on the bumper). Just used a screwdriver through the back to get it lined up and grabbed one of those black plastic ribs on each side of the projector with needle nose pliers and pulled up til it popped back in. Very easy.