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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Mikester on 08 March 2009, 19:24

Title: Water in rear lights
Post by: Mikester on 08 March 2009, 19:24

I have a set of rear lights that have water in, it looks like the water is in the plastic layers? As i took the back off (that holds the bulbs) and have shook it around and the water just moves about inside the plastic.

How can i get this out / seperate it?

I presume it got in with a broken seal somewhere, but i have turned it too all angles and cant get the water to come out!!!!

Strange.

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 08 March 2009, 19:28

I had this with my set man, only realized when I sent them off to kells to tint them lol! I think it is to do with a broken seal. I'm not kidding, mine was almost half full!

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Mikester on 08 March 2009, 19:31

And you got it out how? :lol:

Yeah i bought them like this, they are about 1/4 full too! But want them on my car as they are standard gti's and atm i have home brewed smoked gti's. lol

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 08 March 2009, 19:34

I dunno :P kells had to open them so I'm assuming it was done that way. If that's just the case, surely a opening and proper sealing of them will do the trick? There is no other possble way water can get in, unless there's a crack somewhere which 99.99% there isn't right?

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Mikester on 08 March 2009, 19:39

Nah, guess i will have to heat gun them then and open them up..........gayyyy

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: VW BUSH on 08 March 2009, 22:10

Drill  small holes in em underneath where you cant see it, works for me.
Two 2mm holes in each side near the edges  :wink:

Lights seem to suck in water when cooling down, My old 760GLE used to fill up overnight if it rained hard (I had a thing for Volvos once :embarassed:)

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: DazVR6 on 09 March 2009, 01:53

Quote from: Mikester on 08 March 2009, 19:24

I have a set of rear lights that have water in, it looks like the water is in the plastic layers? As i took the back off (that holds the bulbs) and have shook it around and the water just moves about inside the plastic.

How can i get this out / seperate it?

I presume it got in with a broken seal somewhere, but i have turned it too all angles and cant get the water to come out!!!!

Strange.

Just smash em to get the water out............then just buy new ones. :grin:


Excuse me im just in a stupid mood.

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Len on 09 March 2009, 10:10

Both Billy and me have spare sets of blue lens's without water in!  :evil:

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: boneybradley on 09 March 2009, 15:41

lets all get blue lenses if they seal better!!  :lipsrsealed:

on a more serious note.....you can buy the seals from vw for about £8 a side!! but I have cleaned mine up (washing up liquid and gently clean the gunk etc) and a good dry out should make them more flexible (and sealable..It can be good to add some petrolium jelly type stuff to soften them further)

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Len on 09 March 2009, 16:56

You with petroleum jelly! The mind boggles!  :laugh:

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: boneybradley on 09 March 2009, 18:03

Quote from: Len on 09 March 2009, 16:56

You with petroleum jelly! The mind boggles!  :laugh:

multi use stuff that....ideal for the car or takin the misses up the wrong un!!  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Len on 10 March 2009, 08:22

Those were the lines my mind was boggling along!  :laugh:

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Mikester on 10 March 2009, 22:47

i wanted a set of blue lens to use for shows as a piss take, but u got to them first!

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: Len on 10 March 2009, 22:55

Me and Billy got the monopoly now!  :grin:

Title: Re: Water in rear lights
Post by: harlemex on 11 March 2009, 21:05

Quote from: boneybradley on 09 March 2009, 18:03

Quote from: Len on 09 March 2009, 16:56

You with petroleum jelly! The mind boggles!  :laugh:

multi use stuff that....ideal for the car or takin the misses up the wrong un!!  :lipsrsealed:

 :grin: :grin: :grin: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :lipsrsealed: