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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 12:34 PM
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Moisture in clear side markers....

Can someone post the link to the fix for moisture in the side markers?? I have this problem and its bugging the hell outta me...
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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all u need to do is dry them out overnight and put silicone around the housing
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 12:44 PM
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Thanks...ill give it a shot!
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 12:45 PM
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Thanks...ill give it a shot!
no prob...if it dont work...invest another $21 in a set off ebay..they dont leak...mine don't....
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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Drop them either in the oven in ambient heat or dump it in a bad of rice for a while. Then definitely seal the edges with silicone.
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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Originally posted by NT2SHBBY

no prob...if it dont work...invest another $21 in a set off ebay..they dont leak...mine don't....

You say that as if Ebay is a brand. There are sets from many different manufacturers available on Ebay, you can't just go there and buy any old set and expect them not to leak. Better to just spend $2 on silicone and seal them in the first place, no headaches down the road. My $.02.
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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You say that as if Ebay is a brand. There are sets from many different manufacturers available on Ebay, you can't just go there and buy any old set and expect them not to leak. Better to just spend $2 on silicone and seal them in the first place, no headaches down the road. My $.02.
ummm I can find the user I bought mine from.....

I have no issues with mine....I wash my car all the time
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:31 PM
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I was thinking about ordering mine from custommaxima, any issues with theirs that anybody knows about or any other brands that are better?
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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I was thinking about ordering mine from custommaxima, any issues with theirs that anybody knows about or any other brands that are better?
I ordered mine from custom maxima and siliconed them real nice and nooo problems
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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I got mine from custommaxima, they condesed real quick, + I had a small fitment issue.
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:59 PM
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As far as fitment, the biggest thing to remember is that you need to remove the 3 rubber squares from the back of the red rear markers and put them on the clear ones because the clears don't come with them. Without them the rears have a little wiggle room to them once they're in.

As far as condensation, I've said it before...no matter what brand you buy just spend $2 on a small tube of clear silicone and do it right the first time and you'll have nothing to worry about.

Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by BiggD23
As far as fitment, the biggest thing to remember is that you need to remove the 3 rubber squares from the back of the red rear markers and put them on the clear ones because the clears don't come with them. Without them the rears have a little wiggle room to them once they're in.

As far as condensation, I've said it before...no matter what brand you buy just spend $2 on a small tube of clear silicone and do it right the first time and you'll have nothing to worry about.

Cool cool...thanks for all the info Ill pull them out 2morrow and silicone them. Also whats this about the 3 rubber squares from the stock red ones?? I did notice my rear clears have some wiggle to them....let me know...thanks again everyone!
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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I have condensation in mine but I guess I didn't silicone them right let me know if it clears them up. Thanks.
Old Jun 19, 2003 | 07:10 AM
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Originally posted by 2k1maxgle

Cool cool...thanks for all the info Ill pull them out 2morrow and silicone them. Also whats this about the 3 rubber squares from the stock red ones?? I did notice my rear clears have some wiggle to them....let me know...thanks again everyone!
Look on the back of the stock red markers...there are 3 little rubber squares on each one. You need to remove them and glue them in the same spots on the clears. I used a razor to carefully cut them off the stock markers because it seemed like they were going to tear when I tried pulling them by hand. I don't know why the clears don't come with them, but once you put them on they fit as snug as the stock ones did.
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