Fogged turn signals

[SS Crew]

One of my DRL's was out so when I pulled the light out of the housing, I noticed that there was haze in the reflector area of the DRL spot and in the turn signal spot. I stuck my finger in the bulb hole, but could only get a portion of the haze off. I tried sticking a rag in there, but I couldn't get the pressure to clean off the reflector area.

 

Have any of you out there had this problem and what were you able to do to clean it out?

 

[doverarjim]

Had this happen on my 05 work truck both sides got water in them!! It shorted out one of the DRLs. Dealer replaced them, one they poured nearly 1/2 cup of water out of it.

[3500in nc]

a trick that i learned was if u have a shotgun or rifle cleaner then take the cleaning stick with some cloth and use that to wipe it out then take some clear silicon and put a bead all the way around the lense and housing

 

and u should be done

[SS Crew]

a trick that i learned was if u have a shotgun or rifle cleaner then take the cleaning stick with some cloth and use that to wipe it out then take some clear silicon and put a bead all the way around the lense and housing

 

and u should be done 

 

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The light housings are not leaking, but it looks as if the DRL lights got overly hot and left a heat residue on the inside of the reflector. I have been running amber DRLs, I don't know if that would have anything to do with it.

 

The problem is that my finger isn't long enough to access the whole reflector area without getting chewed up by the catches for the bulb socket. A cleaning stick won't bend back 90 degrees to be able to put pressure to clean that area.

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The light housings are not leaking, but it looks as if the DRL lights got overly hot and left a heat residue on the inside of the reflector. I have been running amber DRLs, I don't know if that would have anything to do with it.

 

The problem is that my finger isn't long enough to access the whole reflector area without getting chewed up by the catches for the bulb socket. A cleaning stick won't bend back 90 degrees to be able to put pressure to clean that area.

 

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ah gotcha sry bout that guess i didnt read the question fully

 

but that dose give me an idea

 

if u have or can get a flexable yet stirdy plastic rod then maybe put a light grit sandpaper on it like 2200grit and lightly sand the haze away

 

as long as u dont use to harsh of a grit it should just take the residue away

[az'03Silverado]

I've got the same problem. I'm also running the amber DRLs. I don't know if they run hotter than the clear ones (I don't see why they would, though) but I've heard others on the forum have had the fogging issue. I tried to wipe the inside of my lens housings too but I couldn't reach all of it. I had a little bit of luck filling the housing with water (in the kitchen sink) and letting it soak for a while and then stuffing about 5 Bounty paper towels in there and twirling them around. It took a little of the haze off but, like you, I couldn't get enough pressure behind the towels. If you try this, be sure to let the fixture dry thoroughly so the inside doesn't get condensation in it.

Not a very good answer but it's all I have.