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Old 11-07-2006, 01:42 AM
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a little water seeped into my left headlight because the parkinglight socket wasnt closed all the way tight (stupid mistake) and i got a lil bit og water on teh glass on front of my turn signal how do i get rid of that water there?
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Old 11-07-2006, 02:14 AM
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Lazy way is to let it evaporate on it's own. Something more involved would be to remove the light assembly, try to shake out as much water as you can, and either bake the assembly at a really low temp, or use a hair dryer or heat gun to speed up the process. Other than that, not sure what else to do.
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take out the headlight and stick a towel in there then pull the towel out...
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yeah, a towel will work fine.
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where u gonna stick the towel?
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through the highbeam socket (or the low beam socket, i cant remember which one the parking light is in )
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Old 11-07-2006, 04:50 PM
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just drive around with the lights on.. the heat from the light should dry it pretty quickly
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If its warm and dry where you live, I'd just pull the bulbs out and leave the car in the sun for a while (water will evaporate on its own). I wouldn't suggest using a heat gun, though. I tried that when I had the same issue and it almost melted a hole in my housing...
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if you let the water evaporate, it will leave a waterspot... EWWW
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