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Old Feb 28, 2004
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Question tyc headlights

do tyc headlights leak?? I know the "cheap kind" of angel eye headlights leak and stuff. i want to get some tyc headlights, but im not gonna pay that much if they leak just like the cheap ones do. and i know they can be sealed, but that doesnt always work.
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mine havent leaked ever and we just saw some heave rain i love mine
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Mine fogged up. I bought mine used from Falken, and thought since it didn't fog up for him, it shouldn't fog up for me.

So before you put them on, just seal them with a bead of silicone around. I noticed that at certain parts of the headlight assembly, the lens and base are not very flush. Therefore, moisture can get inside fairly easily, especially the bottom and sides. The top looks good though.

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Originally posted by DuYaKnow

So before you put them on, just seal them with a bead of silicone around. I noticed that at certain parts of the headlight assembly, the lens and base are not very flush. Therefore, moisture can get inside fairly easily, espedcially the bottom and sides. The top looks good though.

Ditto...I have some and I just put silicone on them...they should be fine
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Sealing should always work. Just before you seal them, make sure your headlights are clean and dry. I accomplish this by having a hair dryer pointed in the holes for the bulbs and ghetto rig it with string, so that it blows cold air w/out me holding it...haha. I leave it there running for about an hour, but possibly less for you since I had heavy moisture build up in mine.

I want cool air, to prevent melting of any plastics. Also, hot air holds more moisture than cold air, so that when your headlights cool down, you will have possible moisture in your headlights still. After running two hair dryers (one for each headlight), and every once in awhile, switching the position of the hair dryer to other bulb locations, I seal them with silicone without ever cracking my headlights open.

They havne't leaked yet, and it's been raining hard in California this last week, and has also been very cold. Good luck. Just do it before installation, or you'll have regrets like me, and have water spots inside my lens. I was just too lazy to crack the headlights open.
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I've had mine for almost a year. They've been through some hellish rain and snow, and they never fogged up. If you're really worried about fogging, go ahead and re-seal them, but as long as you buy them new, I don't think it's necessary.
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also don't get the silver.....get the chrome cuase chrome projects better
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with all aftermarket heads you run a 50/50 chance of em leaken, my first set was perfect, second set exact same lights had a small leak, but i just leave the headlights on when i drive till it dries em out.
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Originally posted by dragin
with all aftermarket heads you run a 50/50 chance of em leaken, my first set was perfect, second set exact same lights had a small leak, but i just leave the headlights on when i drive till it dries em out.
yup hehe. thats why oems cost so much; you'll never expect them to fog up.

I park facing towards the sun and it usually dries up in 30 minutes. if it bothers me that much I leave the high beams on while driving (daytime).
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It all depends on where you live. In arizona, headlights will never fog. If you're in a place with high humidity, they will always fog up. Every stock car here has foggy headlights. Sealing only prevents leaking of actual water into the headlight. They will always fog because of the turn and parking signal connectors that are just twist-on. They will still let moisture in unless you seal those, too.
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I've got no problems with mine. I've had mine for almost a year now. After living in California and recently moving to Colorado, They still haven't fogged up.
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Originally posted by DuYaKnow
Mine fogged up...I bought mine used from Falken, and thought since it didn't fog up for him, it shouldn't fog up for me.

im sorry to hear that you had problems with them...
i never had any issues with them
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Do you have to buy bulbs for the TYC projectors? or do they already come with some? Are you able to replace the bulbs with hyperwhite ones?
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TYC will fog, its not seal good enough, as for mines tho, and yes it comes with its own bulbs,
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