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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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i have cleared the bumperlights twice on my 05 silverado and still get condensation am i doing someting wrong or is it the bulb creating to much heat would going to leds solve teh problem. the second time i did them i used a tube of silicone apeice. if i take it out and unplug the bulbs and let it dry out will it solve the problem im getting tired of having to take them apart and resilicone them
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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i drilled a small hole on the bottom side of mine to let the water out.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by graystepside
i drilled a small hole on the bottom side of mine to let the water out.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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so take it back off and get a tiny drill bit and make a whole in the bottom side of the clear plastic will take care of the problem
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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Just go to Payless and get a couple of little bags of dessicant out of a shoe box and the the little ***** in there, it should work, I tried it!
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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say that again
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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He is talking about the little packets of silica or whatever in shoe boxes and a few other things that says "Do not eat." It is an oxygen absorber to keep things fresh.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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so toss some of those ***** in there and that will solve the problem??
i have those in my guitar cases
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 02:51 AM
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I've had the same problem. I was thinking of Permatex on the edges to keep the extra moisture out. It's soft and pliable.
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