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Stevie_b



Member Since: 22 Jul 2016
Location: East Kilbride
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Scotland 2002 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zermatt Silver
Rear lamp moisture an intresting fix

Ok so my lamps have had moisture in them pretty much since i got her. I sealed them both but the l/h still had water in it as well as mould along the lower edge.
I had the idea of using a small vacuum pump I had to hand, anyway after some time and not really any drying out going on I happened on the idea of just using a normal common vacuum cleaner. and guess what? It worked no more moisture in the lamp and resealled.
I actually have a video but dunno how to upload but you get the idea
Anyway result.
although I wouldnt recommend if it’s full with water for obvious reasons without draining first.
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wood78987



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Great idea. Where did you position the vacuum hose?
Is there a drain bung somewhere? 2012 Westminster 4.4 TDV8

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Stevie_b



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wood78987
Great idea. Where did you position the vacuum hose?
Is there a drain bung somewhere?

If you have holes already drilled you can drain through there just depends how much water there is in the lamp, mine didn't have too much water just a lot of condensation.

Removed the bulb holder and I put the vacuum hose (round type) over the upper tail light aperture hole and bunged up the lower hole so they the air/moisture was drawn though the lamp, I could actually watch the condensation disappear.

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Boxbrownie



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United Kingdom 2008 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Java Black

My left rear lamp had about half inch of water in it for the past few weeks, ever since I changed the DI bulb....hmmm....so weather nice this weekend have a look, noticed as I opened the tailgate water ran down the left hand side channel and pooled on top of the lamp a bit, so lamp out but couldn’t see a crack or broken seal but upon up endingnthe lamp drops of water started dripping slowly out from the top of the lamp corner nearest the tailgate (lamp upside down), so must be a slight gap there, ordered some black Dow Corning silicone sealant and put the lamp in front of a blow heater for a day (while waiting for the sealant to be delivered), not too close of course but the lamp got nice and toasty and completely dried out, I wanted the seal where it was broken to be bone dry before sealing with silicone and it seems to have worked, time will tell and now waiting for the next storm! David

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