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water filled fogs

so my driverside front fog light keeps on building up condensation, enought to wear its puddled in the bottom and has started to strip off the chrome finish. ive taken it apart and let it dry out for a day and re-installed it and it still all comes back in a matter of 2 weeks.

also my headlights are beyond fogged up, anyone know of a good deal to where i can find replacement headlights also? maybe ones with a black background to match my truck.
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Did you use silicone when putting the lens back on the fogs?
 
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Originally Posted by 06FordFX4
Did you use silicone when putting the lens back on the fogs?
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Hmm, that's weird. Well, I can't be much more help!
Hopefully someone else can chime in on this.
 
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Originally Posted by 06FordFX4
Hmm, that's weird. Well, I can't be much more help!
Hopefully someone else can chime in on this.
thanks man,
 
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Same problem here, I've siliconed the crap out of them. Worked great until the body shop replaced my bumper, now my drivers side has condensation, AFTER the siliconed them tight, now I have to replace it
 
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Originally Posted by 01RangerEdge
Same problem here, I've siliconed the crap out of them. Worked great until the body shop replaced my bumper, now my drivers side has condensation, AFTER the siliconed them tight, now I have to replace it
where you going to buy a replacement from?
 
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If your going to replace, good time to upgrade!
That's my thought process haha.
 
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Originally Posted by element4all
where you going to buy a replacement from?
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just bought the same headlights lol
 
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nice lookin headlights
 
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Only way mine stopped fogging is when i sealed the vent hole up
 
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Make sure you get the correct bulb. I used to buy the wrong ones all the time and it would always get water in it. I've been through 8 bulbs in less than 2 months. for some reason it wants to let water in.
 
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