help! headlight reseal question

[J30MAN]

i did the lengthy yet not to hard DIY headlight reseal. put them back on and they looked great for a couple days. then one night around sunset i noticed in the top corner of my passenger headlight it was just starting to fog up a small bit, so took it off and ran inside to throw on more sealant. let it cure and reinstalled the headlight. then just yesterday (about a week after re-resealing) both headlights were fogged up about 50% on both. so i took them off just now and they are currently airing out to dry on my kitchen table. once they are dry i am going to go over the trouble spots that i marked off when they were foggy and see is this is the final time i take off the headlights. my question is if this does not work and i have to take the headlights off again what should i do? this is getting quite annoying and really am getting sick of this.

 

[98ExAccordwv]

You could try some of those silica packs that come in shoes and stuff to keep moisture out. Just dab a little hot glue on the back and stick them below the reflector buckets out of view.

 

[J30MAN]

stupid question but would i need to take them apart for this??

 

[98ExAccordwv]

Yea they'd have to be sealed up inside to work.

 

[J30MAN]

well im going to try this one last time then if it doesn't work then i will be on the market for so spray on or precut tint for my oem's laying around. vie seen a lot of tint cut outs for our headlights all over the place. do you know of any spray on tints other then nightshades??

 

[sodaks2k]

You may need a new "filter/valve." (pics borrowed from cdsdontburn)

You can see them on the back of the assembly

 

[Jephu]

They sell this stuff at most auto parts stores. Remove the oem stuff and use this instead.

 

[TUBHMOOBVAJ]

What kind of sealant are you using? In the past the clear silicone you pick up the hardware store has never worked good for me. I would recommend going to you auto store and pick up a black gasket sealant. I find that kind to work the best. Just run it around your headlight and use a finger to rub the sealant so it's tightly applied to the housing and lens.

 

[J30MAN]

sodaks2k and jephu i will check out both of those thank you very much. and TUBHMOOBVAJ i did reseal with the clear silicone . but i will look at all three things that you guys have posted. thanks all you guys.

 

[J30MAN]

You may need a new "filter/valve." (pics borrowed from cdsdontburn)

You can see them on the back of the assembly

i just looked at my OEM's and Egay's and both have factory caps on all three holes...what should i do???