Water in rear lights

[Mikester]

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.

[Shady Pioneer]

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!

[Mikester]

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

[Shady Pioneer]

I dunno 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?

[Mikester]

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

[VW BUSH]

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

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:)

[DazVR6]

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.


Excuse me im just in a stupid mood.

[Len]

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

[boneybradley]

lets all get blue lenses if they seal better!! 

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)

[Len]

You with petroleum jelly! The mind boggles!