Secret to Get/Keep Water Out of Headlights!
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
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I’m convinced that you can fix ANYTHING! Very smart, resourceful guy!
Thanks for the kind words!
I’m doing the silica packs long term. Sealing the light housing, especially when they are vented... is not the solution for me. I will find a spot to put them, I’m thinking near my highbeams (G6 car) as there’s less room now with the LED headlights.
I ordered a 50 pack of small silica packets. It’s the price we pay to be able to see at night!
I live in central Alberta Canada, so it’s either snowing or raining, maybe a few hot days in the summer...
I’ll give 1 pack to each headlight, and see how it goes!
Thanks for the video, it helps a lot of us out there!
Yea i had no problem heating up my headlights and separating the the front cover..
Too late now, but in the future, careful using glass cleaner on plastic or acrylic/plexi surfaces. Most glass cleaners have ammonia in them and that is a reactant to plastics and can leave permanent marks and streaks. There is a good cleaner used for aircraft windows made by Prist. It's very common to find at almost any airports that sell pilot accessories. Anyways, been checking out a ton of your videos after looking into getting my first plow. Thank you for your persistent dedication to sharing your knowledge and wisdom with the world. Really appreciate it.
I appreciate the constructive criticism presented in a respectful and well explained manner. To bad they aren't more youtube commentators in the world such as yourself. But then again, if all comments where drama free, no one would read the comments. Haha. Thankfully the glass cleaner didn't damage the plastic, but I will look into what you suggested if I ever have to go through this process again. Cheers
@@OldSoulMillennial I have a feeling that it's more damaging over longterm use, and it seems like one use is not gonna do any noticeable damage, but still a good thing to know. I worked in airports for a total of 8 years, so this was a big one. I also worked as an optician for 8 years and that same standard carried over to eyeglasses since most of them are plastics, polys, and other resin materials. So yeah, I got 16 years of that knowledge being ground into my brain. Sometimes it just needs to release. Lol
Subaru had a big problem with moisture when they went to poly-carbonate headlight housings in 2006
Silica gel does not wear out you should cook them in your oven at 200° for an hour or two and It Will dry out the silica packs and you can reuse them , More or less in definitely.
I think tying some cotton (VERY thin very short strands) tied every couple of “hairs” on a pipe cleaner would do it.
I’m going to make one at home, because I just went through this and I know what might work.
I was thinking of the same thing, with the desiccants and the input and exhaust ports to remove the moist air.
You seem to be a natural Engineer also, its not remembering, its understanding.
you can skip the step with the heat gun and just use silica packets, mine was flooded i added 25g silica it was dry 48 hours later.
What if you dont have access to an air compressor?
How do you keep your headlights looking new and clear after 5 years? Asking from Arizona
Best simple tip I can offer, is always try to park in the shade. Other wise, I usually use a rubbing compound on the lens when ever they start to look a little cloudy. That usually works the best for me. Ive tried those "miracle headlight restoration" kits, but never had much luck with them. I like 3M rubbing compound the best.
Yeah those kits are basically sand paper at different grades and some alcohol rubbing pads and maybe a spray (usually a basic cleaner) and microfiber. They charge outrageous prices though
Hey Man just get the 3m head light restore Kit, with the 3 inch buffing pad, all you really need in the kit is the 3 inch orange buffing to put on your drill, the 3m kit is a great deal for 12 to 13 bucks, because you can use it over and over when needed, then watch U-tuber , Sweet Project Cars, type in How MOMMA Repairs Headlights to NEW in 3 Minutes
@@vernon8337 It’s been a while, but what I ended up doing was the headlight restoration at Sam’s Club, $40 and a five year warranty. They use actual automotive clearcoat on the headlights so it will last. It’s been about a year and the headlights still look like brand new
@@anakinandy I hear that, I'm glad it's worked out for you, I live way out in the country, and have a ton of family members head lights to do, so I just use the 3m orange buffing pad on a drill and some mother's or flitz polish, only takes a minute or two for each head light, then I seal them with some Flitz Sealant, the headlights stay looking LIKE NEW !!! for about 2 to 3 years or so, the nearest Sam's Club is like a hour away from wear I live, so I got to do what a country boy has to do, I work on and fix all of my own stuff, and the family's tooo !! :)
How about filling the lens chambers with some sort of inert gas like helium or nitrogen and seal it quickly?
Nitrogen is oretty cheap and it would even keep internal realtive humidity to very low to the point where the moisture wouldn’t condense if in case some moisture manages to leak in.
That’s a good idea, but you can’t fill the housing with any gas because all modern headlamp assemblies have vent ports to evacuate the heat generated from the bulbs.
Always amazes me to see a channel like you with near 4k subs , and a dozen thumbs up 🙄
Guess it's better than a dozen thumbs down! 😄
Yes, its very strange! A normal video of mine is normally lucky to get 100-200 views. But then other times a video may blow up to 1,000 or 50,000 views. if only every video could get that many views!
Snow, would it be ok if i open the gel packets and throw some gel inside the headlights or i have to put the whole gel packet in the headlight? It's actually for my fog lights
No don't do that. You should put the whole packet.
Do not vents , if there help?
Next time use an oven to heat up the light so that the lens separates easily. And don’t use silicone to reseal it. It should have butyl sealant, such as Morimoto’s RetroRubber headlight sealant. Plenty of videos on how to use it and apply it.
Just open it
Sealed shut. Would tear apart the housing if I tried to just "open it". Some people have throw the fixtures in the oven to loosen the glue.... Not a risk I would take or recommend.
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why do you look at the camera?
When you make RUclips videos, where do you look? Asking for a friend
On a seperate topic how do you like the cai? Do you run it year round?
cai???? please clarify
@@OldSoulMillennial cold air intake
Well how is the silicon packs working so far any water getting in to this date how's it working ???
Works great, no signs of water since this video. I would recommend that if you do attempt this project, do it on a low humidity day and you should be set
1 pack ok silica gel fornheadlight is ok?
the more, the merrier
Why wouldn't someone just use some hot glue around the seal and call it fixed? Seams it might be a little less messy that silicon gets everywhere.
In my experience, hot glue is great for ALOT of things. Sealing water out of headlights for long periods of time is not one of them. Hot glue, when solidified becomes rather hard and does not contract and expend well with extreme temperatures. My guess would be that the hot glue would eventually separate from the edge of the lense and allot water in. Silicone however is designed to cure somewhat soft and remain flexible. There is a reason why plumbers use silicone to seal showers and not hot glue
@@OldSoulMillennial And to throw an extra little 2 cents in there!! If you keep your finger wet on any caulking it will smear without sticking to your body any whatsoever just keep your finger wet!!
Pro tip of the day!!!
A SIMPLE METHOD .... TAKE A SMALL PIECE (30CM OR SO)OF GARDEN HOSE AND PUSH DIRECTLY INTO THE LIGHTS. ..... THEN THE FOHN ON THE OTHER SIDE IN POSITION 1 AND WITH A CLOTH THE FOHN ALL AIR AIR TO THE HOSE ......
What is a FOHN please ?
@@chrisowen100 Sorry I forgot to use the English word ..... a fohn is a hair dryer
Sorry I forgot to use the English word ..... Sorry I forgot to use the English word ..... a fohn is a hair dryer
@@henkholdingastate Thanks Henk. That is certainly the best method of drying the headlight. But how do you get from FOHN.....to HAIRDRYER ?
@@chrisowen100 In the Netherlands (Holland) a fohn is the same as a hairdryer.....My wife: please gif me the fohn becouse a wanna dry my hair.
Hairdryer!!!
or if you're working on a honda, pretty much disassemble the car to remove the headlight assembly.
silicone caulking? really? dude! get some butyl adhesive from retrofit resource.
This guy gets it^
55w HIDs in those pieces of shit headlights? Hahaha 👎
this guy is the laughing stock of a headlight facebook group 🤪