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Old May 17, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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headlight foggin up

obviously i know how to remedy the problem, however, I don't know how it started. oem, and never opened. only thing different about it are the overwatted nokya bulbs. just wanted to know if this happened to others, so that I can stop it from happening to my other housing.
Old May 17, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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is it fog or smoke? I have ce lights that I smoked even more on the inner housing, and when I put my Nokyas in, they were so much hotter than stock, they actually burnt some paint off a screw and filled my housing with smoke.. I pulled the bulb out and let the smoke out, and it never happened again..
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Originally Posted by kbmaxima
obviously i know how to remedy the problem, however, I don't know how it started. oem, and never opened. only thing different about it are the overwatted nokya bulbs. just wanted to know if this happened to others, so that I can stop it from happening to my other housing.
Old May 17, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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I have condensation inside my headlights. I opened them to AE them a while back and the problem just started. Do I need to open them back up and reseal them?
Old May 17, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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I have condensation inside my headlights. I opened them to AE them a while back and the problem just started. Do I need to open them back up and reseal them?
That would be my guess. Use a belt and some clamps to make sure the seal is tight
Old May 17, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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Belt...good idea. I hate having to heat everything up with the gun. Is it easier in the oven?
Old May 17, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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Most of the guides on here follow the oven trick, so I'm assuming it's easier. I've only experimented with a heat gun on my VW GTI, and it was very time consuming.
Old May 17, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Yeah it's def. a b**ch to do. I dont mind it too much but its just too time consuming. I'm gonna have to try and find the info about oven temp and all.
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