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Old 09-27-2006, 12:04 AM
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So I bought the sonar projectors knowing that they have issues with fogging, but I liked the way that they looked. Well they fogged up on me, and I really don't want to drop the bumper and spend the time to take them off.

Are there any tricks to defogging headlights without removing them from the car?
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Old 09-27-2006, 01:28 AM
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Back when I had those crappy things. Mine fogged the morning of a show. I used a hair dryer to defog them short term. But it won't stop it from happpening again. I threw mine away.....it was the right thing to do.lol
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Old 09-27-2006, 07:33 AM
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Just pull the bulb completely out. Let it set awhile then if you have and air compressor available, spray a little air in there. Also mini secret. Spray hairspray on one of your fingertips and wipe around rubber seal where the light is before you stick the bulb back into the housing.
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So after sitting around at work, i found a easy solution. If you take the rubber cover off of the high beam bulb, you can place a little packet of silica gel behind the bulb. It sucked all the moisture out of the housing overnight, and hopefully there wasn't too much moisture in there so the silica will continue to work, but we will see.

BTW, the silica packet was placed in such a place that it will be easy to remove/replace.
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