Help with head and tail lamps!!!

[Bowlegz]

Guys, My truck's headlamps, tail lamps, and side markers are starting to hold moisture on the inside, they look fogged up!! Any suggestions, or should I just replace them with new ones.

 

[203Cree]

You could replace them, or you could pull them apart and dry/clean them out. Are you SURE it's moisture and not the UV coating getting cloudy?

 

[Bowlegz]

The headlights are starting to get cloudy, but the sidemarkers for sure have moisture inside of em'

 

[DailyBlown]

I have drilled into the bottom of the lights (several small holes) before, which helps fix it if you don't want to replace them.

 

[203Cree]

Check out the "How To" section. There's a thread in there on how to paint your stock tailights. I'm pretty sure you can pull the corners apart the same way. OR, if you don't have them already, now would be the perfect time to upgrade to clear corners....

As for the headlights, if they're cloudy just restore them. Use some Mothers Aluminum Polish and some elbow grease. Just dab the rag in the polish and start buffing. There's a UV coating on the lights that over time will yellow/cloud up from exposure to the sun. The polish will strip that coating off. There's a small trade off in doing this..... your lights will look great, but the next time they cloud up, you'll have to replace em. That could be years from now tho, so if you're wanting to save some cash, it's a quick, simple fix for the time being.

Hope that helps...

Rob

 

[Bowlegz]

Thanks alot!!

 

[203Cree]

No problem.... And just out of curiosity, what year of truck do you have?

 

[SN22]

Thats what you get when you're living below sea level! When i was living in New Orleans my headlights would fog up a lot too. I would drill some small holes in them like someone already said or they will keep getting moisture in them...

 

[Bowlegz]

The truck is a 2001, and I guess this humidity that I live in don't help much either!!