My Chevy Corsica filled up with water one rainy winter, the carpets
were all soaked, the trunk had standing water around the spare tire,
my dad's fix to that was to drill holes in the bottom of the trunk,
after a very humid drive back to campus with the heat full blast to
dry out the carpets the problem was gone. Of course after the head
gasket blew the real problem was gone (the Corsica itself).
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Rick Barnes <rascal@scrtc.com> wrote:
>
> I drilled holes in the bed of my old Chebby to let water drain out of that
> and it worked just fine as well...drilling holes is a common repair.
>
> Rascal
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D.
> Ratsch
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:50 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Wet Lights
>
>
> The reason for the updated lamp assemblies (with the factory drilled vent
> holes) IS to correct the issue with the seals. Road vibration, hot/cold
> weather, and debris hitting the lamps is all a contributing factor in the
> seals going bad. All it takes is one small crack and there it all goes.
> So...to compensate for this issue, factory holes were put into the headlamp
> assemblies. That's a fix...not a bandaid. You can use whatever sealer you
> want, but if there's a crack, it's toast.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cropp [mailto:hskr@cox.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:26 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Wet Lights
>
>
> You're getting too wrapped around having to be right and not seeing my
> point. Yes the vent hole works exactly as you describe, but, and this is a
> BIG BUT, drilling a vent hole in the headlight does not FIX the original
> problem. It just provides a means of allowing the water vapors, that
> shouldn't be in the light in the first place, to escape. If you actually
> FIX the original problem of a bad seal somewhere allowing moisture in, then
> you don't need to drill a hole in your headlight assembly. Most commonly
> the bad seal is going to be the rubber seal on the bulb itself cracking from
> age, or the sealant used to hold the lens to the reflector cracking with
> age. Or in the case of new aftermarket headlamps, the sealant on the lens
> not fully sealing it in the first place.
>
>
> --- "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.
> >
> > --- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > The vent does fix the problem. Over time, most
> > all lights leak at the
> > > seal (can't avoid that) - so put a vent in it and
> > prevent any
> > > condensation build-up from prematurely
> > deteriorating the seal. I
> > > offered a fix to the problem.
> > >
> > > - Bernd
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brian Cropp [mailto:hskr@cox.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:14 PM
> > > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > > Subject: RE: DML: Wet Lights
> > >
> > >
> > > Yeah, fix the bad seal and fix the problem instead
> > of putting another
> > > hole in the headlight. You have to remove them to
> > do either one.
> > > That's what i was suggesting. You offered a
> > bandaid to a problem, but
> > > it doesn't "fix" the problem.
> > >
> > > --- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Funny....fixes the ones we've done here. The
> > condensation comes in
> > > > from a poor seal around the lens area. Without
> > proper
> > > > ventilation...they build up condensation in the
> > lamp housing. The
> > > > updated
> > > lamp
> > > > housings come with a
> > > > hole and vent tube already built in to fix this
> > issue.
> > > >
> > > > - Bernd
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Brian Cropp [mailto:hskr@cox.net]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:50 AM
> > > > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > > > Subject: Re: DML: Wet Lights
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I wouldn't drill a hole in my headlights
> > > personally.
> > > >
> > > > There is obviously condensation getting in from
> > somewhere and
> > > > putting another hole in them isn't going to help
> > fix the problem.
> > > > Take th headlights off, remove the bulbs, and
> > leave them
> > > set
> > > > inside overnight, or
> > > > you can use the hair dryer as Bernd suggested.
> > > > Once they are dry inside, run a bead of clear
> > RTV sealant around the
> > > > seam where the lens is attached to the
> > reflector. Then check the
> > > > seals on the bubs themselves to make sure they
> > aren't cracked
> > > or
> > > > damaged, replace as
> > > > necessary. Then put them back on the car.
> > > >
> > > > --- David Henry <DML@HenryWeb.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The hazy light thing got me thinkin... Need to
> > > > clean up the lenses in
> > > > > the Dak once it warms up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there an easy cure for getting rid of water
> > > > [condensation] in the
> > > > > plastic lens housing? Dak is fine, but the
> > > > wifemobile seems to have
> > > > > frozen water on the inside...
> > > > >
> > > > > -- David 94 CC Sport 4x4, 318, 5spd, Lifted
> > with
> > > > 33"
> > > > > BFG MT's
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