"Rick Cook" <rsee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:03:16 +1300, "J Brockley"
> <jsbrockley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>"Rick Cook" <rsee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:03:10 +1300, "J Brockley"
>>> <jsbrockley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Rick Cook" <rsee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> My 99 has always been garaged, until lately. I live in San Diego
>>>>> where it hardly rains and have never noticed moisture inside my
>>>>> headlight lens, until now. The car has been parked in the driveway
>>>>> for several months, we've had some rain and now water has condensed
>>>>> inside the driver-side lens; I can see no leak. I've parked the car
>>>>> in the sun****ne and popped the rubber seal off the inside to
hopefully
>>>>> let the water eva****ate, but to no avail. Although I'm sure I can
get
>>>>> the water out, can someone tell me how this likely happened. I have
>>>>> no cracks in the lens and the seals look good. Any ideas would be
>>>>> welcomed.
>>>>> -Rick
>>>>
>>>>Had this on another car and couldn't sort it until I got really keen.
>>>>Removed headlight and blocked opennings with duct tape. I then
submerged
>>>>in
>>>>water and blew air in via a tube. Its amazing how such a small hole
>>>>could
>>>>let in enough water to be a problem.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Good idea. Removal of the lamp unit looks to be a bit tough so I'll
>>> try to do it on the car. I can remove the seal and bulb, duct tape
>>> the openings and blow in pressurized air. I'll have to either listen
>>> for the leak or sponge on some soapy water. Thanks for the reply and
>>> idea. -Rick
>>
>>Its probably on the upper seam as it got to be somewhere where water and
>>air
>>pressure can combine to get in.
>>
>
> Is that where you found your leak? Yesterday I took the rubber seal
> and bulb off, then duct-taped the bulb opening. I punched a small
> hole in the tape and pressed a compressed air nozzle into the hole.
> Strangely the tape did not expand nor did I hear any air escaping. I
> then dried out the housing with a hair-drier, blew it out with
> compressed air and put everything back. Although it's moisture-free
> now, I haven't driven it in the rain. After reading your latest I did
> look at the upper seam and it does look suspicious. It is covered
> with a rubber seal of sorts but water easily gets under it as it is
> exposed to the elements at the front of the car. When the weather
> clears here in SD I'll seal the seam and call it good. Anyway, the
> car will probably have a new owner by the time it rains again in
> SoCal; last year I bought a Z-4.
> Thank you JSB. -Rick
Yes it was in the top seam which was really the only seam exposed to
direct
wind when the car was moving.
In my case it wasn't enough just to blow air in as the hole wasn't big
enough to hear or see any air leaking out.
It was just a slow bubble under water and I suppose going the other way it
would only take one drop every couple of miles to be a problem..
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