lwigmore
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Registered: 18th Nov 07
Location: Sawtry Huntingdon Drives: Saxo VTS
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Hi everyone, i have some rear MHW lights and there always got condensation inside of them?
Just wondered what i could do to sort the problem out?
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Deadude
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Spondon, Derby
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not sealed properly at a guess... take them off dry them out make sure there completly dry then mb some silicone around where it presses to the car to seal it?
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Deadude
...then mb some silicone around where it presses to the car to seal it?
If you were to do this, you'd want the silicone around the lens of the lights, not between the lights and the bodywork. First time you open the boot it would break the seal.
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
Location: East Ayrshire Scotland
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i got this on my mwh, did what deadude has described and never got condensation again
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lwigmore
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ok cool, what sillicone do i need to look for? and would it be a MOT failure if i silliconed the lights on to where the light meets the car?
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RCoughtrie
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i used sikaflex  your just making a small beed of it round the light where the seal is... i did it on the lights and body then pressed and bolted the light back on
see the black seal going round ?
[Edited on 13-11-2008 by RCoughtrie]
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lwigmore
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Registered: 18th Nov 07
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yeh i do, thanks for your help mate 
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Deadude
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
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i had it on my old lights and got warning or caution or w/e its called on mot 
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