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Offline nelds

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leaky indicators
« on: 19 February 2008, 22:05 »
every time i wash my car the front indicators fill up, are these a sealed unit..??...can i re-seal them, if so what with....any suggestions...??.....(and don't say stop cleaning it  :grin: )
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #1 on: 19 February 2008, 22:11 »
Are they loose to the touch? Or tight on the car?
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #2 on: 19 February 2008, 22:21 »
Quote from: nelds on 19 February 2008, 22:05
every time i wash my car the front indicators fill up, are these a sealed unit..??...can i re-seal them, if so what with....any suggestions...??.....(and don't say stop cleaning it  :grin: )

i bought some cheap aftermarked jobs and made sure i used silicon round the joins, all is well up to now with no water in there, so i guess just take yours off and dry them out, then seal them up!  :wink:
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #3 on: 19 February 2008, 22:22 »
bulb holder seals perished or the lens is fecked/cracked
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #4 on: 19 February 2008, 22:24 »
My mates come loose, he tightened them some how?
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #5 on: 19 February 2008, 22:44 »
i think u might b right about the bulb holder seal, the fit wasn;t the best. these are genuine VW not aftermarket. i might just run some silicon mastic around them after i dry them out.
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #6 on: 19 February 2008, 23:23 »
nelds nows the best time for a light upgrade to match the headlights....I had a leaky set of after market indicators and they ended up with green slime inside them and they looked :sick:
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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #7 on: 20 February 2008, 06:51 »
what would u recommend.......???......i'm on a budget tho cos im saving for my coilovers
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Offline eightyeightmph

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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #8 on: 21 February 2008, 11:11 »
Silicone the seals (what I've done on OEM & aftermarket lenses) & pick yourself up a can of smoked tint glass spray from halfrauds or similar & do your indicators, fogs & blanking plates. Smoked look is cool! :smiley:

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Re: leaky indicators
« Reply #9 on: 21 February 2008, 20:32 »
do you have to seperate the lens to spray the inside of glass and then reseal them..??
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