fogged up fog light on the inside-- what to do??

reelbigfish241 · 10-03-2006, 07:33 PM

(If you don't feel like reading, just read the cliff notes at the bottom, haha)

ok, so anyone on here that lives in the West-Northwest Chicagoland area knows we got hit damn hard last night by storms.

I have night classes on monday and wednesday, and last night it rained hard. Very hard and very long. The streets flooded in no time because of all the leaves clogging the sewers.

Anyways, As I was driving home I did my best to avoid all the flooding because of my CAI.

I had to take many detours, but I hit one flooded road because I ddin't see it coming (about 4 or 5 inches of standing water).

And then a different road was completely covered in water, all 4 lanes and the median. Some cars were going through, but there was no way in hell I was going to risk it. So I turned around in a parking lot and right when I turn in the parking lot dips and I was in water about 8 inches deep. I idled the car (so i could do my best to avoid hydrolocking) to a dry spot to the right and wiggled my way out of the parking lot.

I finally got home more nervous than anything. I luckily didn't hydrlock my car and I thought I was in the clear.

But when I woke up this morning I looked at my fog lights and they were all fogged (no pun intended) up on the inside. Is there anthing I can do or should I just leave it alone and it'll go away?

The horn was also messed up, but it seemed to clear up after a few times using it, which I thought was strange.

Cliff Notes: Drove through a large puddle by accident, foglights are fogged up on the inside. What to do now?

cloudbreakmd · 10-03-2006, 08:36 PM

Tell your dealer that the last time it rained hard your lens fogged up and you want them to fix the light assembly.

reelbigfish241 · 10-03-2006, 08:45 PM

I probably should've added their the K2motors fogs. I never had any problems with the rain, just this time after hitting a large puddle.

So bringing them to the dealer probably wouldn't do me any good.

Thanks for reading and giving your input though, I appreciate it.

cloudbreakmd · 10-03-2006, 10:24 PM

You can remove the lenses (if accessable) and blow dry them. Then you can always cut a new thicker gasket to put in place. Just a thought.

ShaneWdrd · 10-03-2006, 10:58 PM

Installation manual says this is normal and should go away on its own. Go to www.collegehillshonda.com and read the .pdf

reelbigfish241 · 10-06-2006, 06:44 PM

ok, so i waited to see if the fogging would go away on it's own and it's still there after 4 days.

Then today, my right fog light bulb went out. Are these fogs even salvagable? Or should I just order a new set on ebay?

this blows

reelbigfish241 · 10-08-2006, 02:37 PM

ok, so I today I got sick of the fogging in the lights so I did something about it.

I had to change the bulbs because they both went out. So as I was changing them, I took a right angle screw driver, taped some paper towel to it, and soaked all the condensation off.

It worked surprisingly well. The only problem was that because I tried to wait it out and see if it would go away at it's own, I guess the water ate away at the silver paint. As I was wiping the water off, it also took some of the paint off.

This only happened on the left one, and now I'm gonna see if it affects anything. If not, then great. But if it does either I'll try to repaint it, or just order a new set off ebay.

Just thought I'd post this just in case if this happens to anyone else.

what a pita.

BLU BY U · 10-08-2006, 05:26 PM

drill a hole in the bottom of the fog so the lights can breath. had to do it with crx headlights and tailights.

reelbigfish241 · 10-08-2006, 06:53 PM

hmm, good idea. Next time I'm not doing anything I'll take the bumper off and try it.

thanks guy

BLU BY U · 10-08-2006, 08:08 PM

no problem, just a small hole at the bottom.....this does 2 things

1: Allows are inside fogs to stay the same humidity level and temp. as outside

2: Allows water vapor to drain out if it does accumulate

radiocontrolhead · 10-09-2006, 12:57 AM

cant' watr get in easier

fa1 · 10-09-2006, 02:28 AM

Don't make a huge hole. A small 2 or 3mm hole would be fine and any water that can get through that will evaporate from the intensity of your fogs anyways.

10-03-2006, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
reelbigfish241 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darien, Illinois Age: 22 Posts: 1,922 Jason dSLR Squad #27 iTrader: 5 / 100%	fogged up fog light on the inside-- what to do?? (If you don't feel like reading, just read the cliff notes at the bottom, haha) ok, so anyone on here that lives in the West-Northwest Chicagoland area knows we got hit damn hard last night by storms. I have night classes on monday and wednesday, and last night it rained hard. Very hard and very long. The streets flooded in no time because of all the leaves clogging the sewers. Anyways, As I was driving home I did my best to avoid all the flooding because of my CAI. I had to take many detours, but I hit one flooded road because I ddin't see it coming (about 4 or 5 inches of standing water). And then a different road was completely covered in water, all 4 lanes and the median. Some cars were going through, but there was no way in hell I was going to risk it. So I turned around in a parking lot and right when I turn in the parking lot dips and I was in water about 8 inches deep. I idled the car (so i could do my best to avoid hydrolocking) to a dry spot to the right and wiggled my way out of the parking lot. I finally got home more nervous than anything. I luckily didn't hydrlock my car and I thought I was in the clear. But when I woke up this morning I looked at my fog lights and they were all fogged (no pun intended) up on the inside. Is there anthing I can do or should I just leave it alone and it'll go away? The horn was also messed up, but it seemed to clear up after a few times using it, which I thought was strange. Cliff Notes: Drove through a large puddle by accident, foglights are fogged up on the inside. What to do now?

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10-03-2006, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
cloudbreakmd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethesda, Maryland Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Tell your dealer that the last time it rained hard your lens fogged up and you want them to fix the light assembly.

10-03-2006, 08:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
reelbigfish241 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darien, Illinois Age: 22 Posts: 1,922 Jason dSLR Squad #27 iTrader: 5 / 100%	I probably should've added their the K2motors fogs. I never had any problems with the rain, just this time after hitting a large puddle. So bringing them to the dealer probably wouldn't do me any good. Thanks for reading and giving your input though, I appreciate it.

10-03-2006, 10:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
cloudbreakmd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethesda, Maryland Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 / 0%	You can remove the lenses (if accessable) and blow dry them. Then you can always cut a new thicker gasket to put in place. Just a thought.

10-03-2006, 10:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
ShaneWdrd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida Posts: 109 Shane Woodard iTrader: 0 / 0%	Installation manual says this is normal and should go away on its own. Go to www.collegehillshonda.com and read the .pdf

10-06-2006, 06:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
reelbigfish241 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darien, Illinois Age: 22 Posts: 1,922 Jason dSLR Squad #27 iTrader: 5 / 100%	ok, so i waited to see if the fogging would go away on it's own and it's still there after 4 days. Then today, my right fog light bulb went out. Are these fogs even salvagable? Or should I just order a new set on ebay? this blows

10-08-2006, 02:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
reelbigfish241 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darien, Illinois Age: 22 Posts: 1,922 Jason dSLR Squad #27 iTrader: 5 / 100%	ok, so I today I got sick of the fogging in the lights so I did something about it. I had to change the bulbs because they both went out. So as I was changing them, I took a right angle screw driver, taped some paper towel to it, and soaked all the condensation off. It worked surprisingly well. The only problem was that because I tried to wait it out and see if it would go away at it's own, I guess the water ate away at the silver paint. As I was wiping the water off, it also took some of the paint off. This only happened on the left one, and now I'm gonna see if it affects anything. If not, then great. But if it does either I'll try to repaint it, or just order a new set off ebay. Just thought I'd post this just in case if this happens to anyone else. what a pita.

10-08-2006, 05:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
BLU BY U Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 7,585 iTrader: 2 / 100%	drill a hole in the bottom of the fog so the lights can breath. had to do it with crx headlights and tailights.

10-08-2006, 06:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
reelbigfish241 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darien, Illinois Age: 22 Posts: 1,922 Jason dSLR Squad #27 iTrader: 5 / 100%	hmm, good idea. Next time I'm not doing anything I'll take the bumper off and try it. thanks guy

10-08-2006, 08:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
BLU BY U Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 7,585 iTrader: 2 / 100%	no problem, just a small hole at the bottom.....this does 2 things 1: Allows are inside fogs to stay the same humidity level and temp. as outside 2: Allows water vapor to drain out if it does accumulate

10-09-2006, 12:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
radiocontrolhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, ca Age: 21 Posts: 2,881 Danny iTrader: 0 / 0%	cant' watr get in easier

10-09-2006, 02:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
fa1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SF, CA Age: 19 Posts: 2,428 FA Squad Member #17 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Don't make a huge hole. A small 2 or 3mm hole would be fine and any water that can get through that will evaporate from the intensity of your fogs anyways.