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Old Jul 3, 2002
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DIY Cleared Headlight Problem

Sunday me and my friend cleared our headlights. I washed my car today. I dont know about him but I have condensation in my passenger side light. Anyone know what is used to seal the headlights together?? And if so, know where I can get some? If not the exact stuff a suitable replacment...
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you didn't seal them at all?
did you read the DIY?
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well, another friend of mine (also a 2k1 owner) helped us do it, he said just wait a few days before washing it and the original, lets call it tar, would reseal
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use silicon to seal it back up
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I used GE Kitchen and bath silicone for mine. When you're putting it on, just make sure you cover the every part of that crack between the lens and the housing or else you'll get moisture in there and they'll fog up.
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use a hair dryer to clear the condensation out.
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this should've been in vehicle issues/problems and how could you forget sillicone?!!? Its koo as long as you fixed it. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Everyone is saying "use silicone" but you can't use just any type of silicone, [B]it must be CLEAR silicone[B]. Do not use any clear silicone substitutes. It can either result in not working or even worse, ruining the headlight.

Brands? Any brand will do, just make sure it's CLEAR. If it's regular silicone (which is brown... I've tried it...) it's not gonna seal.
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Stupid friends, Silicon is for kids...er you...use it...
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