95 Ply Voyager LE headlights

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Mike - 16 Jan 2008 23:26 GMT

Drilled holes to get the water out, but there is residual water than
beads up scattering the beam. Any suggestions short of a hair dryer to
get the inside dried out? I have some long tweezers so I could get some
paper towels in and mop up the beaded water and perhaps wipe inside of
the lens. I really don't want to spend $80 each for two new headlight
units.

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Ron Seiden - 19 Jan 2008 02:44 GMT

> Drilled holes to get the water out, but there is residual water than
> beads up scattering the beam. Any suggestions short of a hair dryer to
> get the inside dried out? I have some long tweezers so I could get some
> paper towels in and mop up the beaded water and perhaps wipe inside of
> the lens. I really don't want to spend $80 each for two new headlight
> units.

Drive with your lights on, even in the daytime. The heat from the bulbs will
vaporize the water which will escape through the holes. It won't happen
instantly, but it will happen, and there's no way to get inside the lights
without destroying them...

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Mike - 19 Jan 2008 06:46 GMT

> > Drilled holes to get the water out, but there is residual water than
> > beads up scattering the beam. Any suggestions short of a hair dryer to
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> instantly, but it will happen, and there's no way to get inside the lights
> without destroying them...

Hasn't happened at all since I put in the brighter Sylvania bulbs which
is what led me to find the water in the first place. It's been cold here
in midwest and the face of the housing just doesn't get even warm.

I'm thinking I have to pop the bulb and channel a hair dryer or old
vacuum cleaner hose in there for some time and get it dried out.

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