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Offline tdimac

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Condensation in Ed30 rear light
« on: August 21, 2016, 09:37:35 am »
This has probably been covered a million times but is condensation in the rear lights a common issue and is there a relatively simple diy option to fix by somehow reseating the light unit ? Or am I likely to smash it into a hundred pieces trying and need a new unit ? Anyone got a good source for oem Ed30 rear lights other than the stealer ?

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Re: Condensation in Ed30 rear light
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2016, 09:11:20 am »
I've cleared three different lights out. The best fix is to drill a tiny 1mm hole in a hidden corner on the bottom of the light internal so the water has somewhere to go!

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Re: Condensation in Ed30 rear light
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2016, 02:36:10 pm »
My bro in laws golf mk5 1.4 had a flood in the left hand side light due to it not being bolted down fully from being and the bulb holder wasn't clipped into the light fully so maybe have a look into that.

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Re: Condensation in Ed30 rear light
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2016, 02:39:41 pm »
I've cleared three different lights out. The best fix is to drill a tiny 1mm hole in a hidden corner on the bottom of the light internal so the water has somewhere to go!

Exactly what I did.