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theragtopguy · 04-04-2020, 03:55 PM

Have a ‘15 Green Flash ragtop. The right rear LED taillight housing has a leak allowing water to get in. Anybody else have this? Anybody else have a solution you could share?

Thanks!!

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Black_SS10 · 04-04-2020, 04:47 PM

Instead of replacing the light or attempting to reglue it. I would just drill a small hole in the corners of the light housing. You can't see a small hole very easily. That will let the water drain out and help with condensation. It has work for me in the past. I'm sure others will chime in.

Thunderstick · 04-04-2020, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_SS10

Instead of replacing the light or attempting to reglue it. I would just drill a small hole in the corners of the light housing. You can't see a small hole very easily. That will let the water drain out and help with condensation. It has work for me in the past. I'm sure others will chime in.

That's exactly what I did. I used my smallest drill bit in the bottom corners a couple years ago and haven't had a single issue since. I went in on the far sides of the lights so you can't actually see them from behind

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theragtopguy · 04-04-2020, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_SS10

Instead of replacing the light or attempting to reglue it. I would just drill a small hole in the corners of the light housing. You can't see a small hole very easily. That will let the water drain out and help with condensation. It has work for me in the past. I'm sure others will chime in.

I was thinking about that. Thanks

Dogmeat · 04-05-2020, 05:03 AM

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The right rear LED taillight housing

Well now....that's ironic....I think we all know that the taillights ARE at the REAR!! It's like when someone says "My tach shows it's at 2000 rpm's per minute!"....when we know that "RPM" IS revolutions per minute!

c-57d · 04-05-2020, 09:26 AM

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Well now....that's ironic....I think we all know that the taillights ARE at the REAR!! It's like when someone says "My tach shows it's at 2000 rpm's per minute!"....when we know that "RPM" IS revolutions per minute!

The Department of Redundancy Department strikes again.

O.P. : I've always loved your car... So beautiful!

Moto-Mojo · 04-05-2020, 10:08 AM

Bad advice here. Obviously, this is your blinker fluid you see. Drilling a hole will only drain this vital fluid out!

0stones0 · 04-05-2020, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

Bad advice here. Obviously, this is your blinker fluid you see. Drilling a hole will only drain this vital fluid out!

Right! And the new fluid cost way more than the original. Kind of like with new AC units vs. old, different freon.

anthony.martinez · 04-06-2020, 09:44 AM

If it was mine I would just take the light apart and reseal it

TheFlyingBananaSS · 04-06-2020, 05:48 PM

Don't let the water out, your tail lights will get dehydrated.

theragtopguy · 04-06-2020, 05:50 PM

Thanks everybody........what a bunch of clowns....LOL

'10CamaroDude · 04-06-2020, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_SS10

Instead of replacing the light or attempting to reglue it. I would just drill a small hole in the corners of the light housing. You can't see a small hole very easily. That will let the water drain out and help with condensation. It has work for me in the past. I'm sure others will chime in.

I have done that, and it doesn't have to be a big one either. I used the
16th" bit, didn't need to go 8th". Never had water in it again. I drilled in
as far in the corners I could go.

Also, the reason you have that THERE, is because LEDs do not generate
enough heat to vaporize the moisture. If those were incandescent bulbs,
you might not be seeing that.

SIM GhostrdrZ · 04-06-2020, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dogmeat

Well now....that's ironic....I think we all know that the taillights ARE at the REAR!! It's like when someone says "My tach shows it's at 2000 rpm's per minute!"....when we know that "RPM" IS revolutions per minute!

Or when someone puts 383 stroker? How ironic!
Everyone knows it’s a stroker.

Dogmeat · 04-07-2020, 05:34 AM

I'm a stroker,
I'm a joker,
I'm a midnight toker (ok, who wants to wait til midnight to have a toke!!)

Did I say I'm proud of my 383 FKN STROKER!!

04-04-2020, 03:55 PM	#1
theragtopguy Lifetime Philly Fan Drives: 2015 Spring Edition 2SS M-6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Central Florida Posts: 1,862 View My Garage	Taillight Water Have a ‘15 Green Flash ragtop. The right rear LED taillight housing has a leak allowing water to get in. Anybody else have this? Anybody else have a solution you could share? Thanks!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2015 Green Flash, Delivered 4/10/15 CAI, NPP Exhaust, Short-throw shifter BBK LT HEADERS 1 7/8” Tune by DynoSteve via SCTx4 Tuner One of 82 GF Ragtops built in '15 out of 811 Total [/SIZE]

04-04-2020, 04:47 PM	#2
Black_SS10 SomeguyK Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: FL Posts: 1,947	Instead of replacing the light or attempting to reglue it. I would just drill a small hole in the corners of the light housing. You can't see a small hole very easily. That will let the water drain out and help with condensation. It has work for me in the past. I'm sure others will chime in. __________________ TMS 427, Dart iron Block, Forged assembly, Frankenstien heads, AGP TT 62/62 BB turbo's, AGP/Fore triple fuel system, Tilton clutch, Holley 1 7/8 shorties, Technostalgia tail lights,Oracle, Aeroforce, MGW shifter,Flowmaster, Pegasus subframe bushings,BMR trailing & toe arms,Z28 UCA bushings,Zl1 rear sway bar,Prothane,BMR,Goodridge brake lines,Ridetech HQ coilovers,3.91,Trutrac,billet caps,DSS axles,HE offest,built TR6060,1LE diffuser,Havoc spoiler,SSclones,20in MRR 017, Pirelli P Zero, Nitto NT555RII More to come.

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Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	Bad advice here. Obviously, this is your blinker fluid you see. Drilling a hole will only drain this vital fluid out! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

04-06-2020, 05:48 PM	#10
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04-06-2020, 05:50 PM	#11
theragtopguy Lifetime Philly Fan Drives: 2015 Spring Edition 2SS M-6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Central Florida Posts: 1,862 View My Garage	Thanks everybody........what a bunch of clowns....LOL __________________ 2015 Green Flash, Delivered 4/10/15 CAI, NPP Exhaust, Short-throw shifter BBK LT HEADERS 1 7/8” Tune by DynoSteve via SCTx4 Tuner One of 82 GF Ragtops built in '15 out of 811 Total [/SIZE]

04-06-2020, 09:44 AM	#9
anthony.martinez Drives: 2010 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: texas Posts: 119	If it was mine I would just take the light apart and reseal it

04-07-2020, 05:34 AM	#14
Dogmeat Drives: 2011 RS Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Coldwater Mi Posts: 175	I'm a stroker, I'm a joker, I'm a midnight toker (ok, who wants to wait til midnight to have a toke!!) Did I say I'm proud of my 383 FKN STROKER!! __________________ Proud Owner Of '11 Camaro