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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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Anyone ever had there third brake light leak on them? And the water go inside the cab and saturate the back of the headliner. I noticed it today on my way to work as it was poring down hard. I was thinking it might have been the glass but i looked at the light and it had condensation in it so i thought it had to be it. Also this might be a dumb question but has anyone purchased an after market third brake light ? I want to know if they come with the seal on them .
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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I just purchased mine today, so I don't have a clue.
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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ya one time when it rained alot and hard the one day it came in through my brake light and dripped abit on my back seat, but hasnt done it since
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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a buddy of mine has a hole in his 3rd brake light. happens to him all the time. duct tape is a temp. fix until you can get a new seal. i'm putting a LED 3rd brake light on my truck and IIRC it comes with a rubber seal piece.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 12:25 AM
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happend on my dads truck. took it off and sealed it with silicone.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 12:25 AM
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I had one of the LED ones do it to me as well, put the stock one back in and it did not leak any more.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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i tried a small amount of silicone and we will see how it works. when i took it off the seal didnt look or feel that bad.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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check for cracks where the screw goes, that happend to me along time ago lol
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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My third brake light leaked water into the cab and onto the head liner, i ended up using some black silicon from my work and put a small bead all the way around the light were it meets to the cab, did this two years ago and havent had it leak yet.
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