I was also thinking that once the bulb turned off, it would suck in moisture if
it wasn't sealed. With a vent, it may be more likely to not do the slurp thing
every time it cools down.
For the record, the current wifemobile is an 02 Saturn SC2.
-- David 94 CC Sport 4x4, 318, 5spd, Lifted with 33" BFG MT's
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dustin Williams" <dustinewilliams@gmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Wet Lights
>
> The heat from the bulb would also naturally dry it out if there is a
> place for the vapors to go.
>
> Dustin
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
>>
>> The reason for the vent is to help dry the moisture inside. If the seal is
>> bad...and too much moisture gets into the lamp assembly, the vent won't work
>> (duh). :)
>>
>> There will always be some sort of leak as the headlamps don't seal properly
>> anyway.
>>
>>
>> - Bernd
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brian Cropp [mailto:hskr@cox.net]
>>
>>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:44 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: RE: DML: Wet Lights
>>
>>
>> So do you know what type of vehicle his wife drives?
>> I had a set of aftermarket headlights that had vent holes in them and they
>> still got condensation and water inside because the seal around the lens was
>> bad.
>> Re-sealed the lense and no more condensation.
>>
>> And the vent you told him to do doesn't fix the original reason of why there
>> was condensation inside the headlight. The fix is to dry it out and re-seal
>> it. Your "vent" just gives a path of escape for the water vapors that
>> shouldn't be in it in the first place.
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