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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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tail lights fogging

Noticed today that my right side tail lights are starting to fog even the ones on the truck, left seem fine (no fogging).

After looking closer there is 3 very very fine cracks in the bottom corner on the black plastic.

On the left side there is 2 very small cracks on the bottom corner of the black plactic.

Does anyone else have these cracks?

Sprayed the hose on them and they seem to be not leaking.
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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It's not leaking because water is dripping in, it's condensation that's forming on the inside because the crack is letting air in.
I think you can bake your headlight to get the water out, then seal it up again with silicone... but i've never done so myself
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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Before I go this route might see what other's say on the forum and see if this is a known issue with these lights.

It is still under warranty it is a 2011 so I might aswell see what my dealer can do.
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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if i'm not mistaken... the tail lights are held together differently than the headlights so baking them i think is not a good idea until you find out how they're held together. Someone modded their OEM 08's tails because they had spare ralliarts, and i remember them needing to cut the enclosure in order to break them apart.
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 01:52 PM
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a tail light being cracked is not a 'known' issue. You caused it, and there's no way a warranty will cover it. Sorry to burst your bubble but i'm just saving you a trip to the dealership
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