Removing Condensation from Valenti tails? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kushkaki · 04-17-2018, 10:01 PM

Hello, I’ve been looking around for a fix for condensation in Valenti tails. I’ve found a few old threads but all the responses talk about how to PREVENT future condensation; I need to get rid of the condensation. Any and all help would be very appreciated

humfrz · 04-17-2018, 10:38 PM

How about heating them up with a hair dryer ......

humfrz

Jesse36m3 · 04-17-2018, 11:03 PM

throw it in the oven

OfficeWorker · 04-18-2018, 08:03 PM

How much condensation are we talking about? Smaller silica gel packs can be very useful for removing smaller quantities of condensation - but obviously the caveat is that silica gel can only absorb a certain quantity of water before the pellets become saturated and need to be either recharged or replaced.

86geek · 04-30-2018, 03:11 AM

I was told by a friend not to tighten up the bolts too much on the valenti's. Because it'll cause gasket to get squished into too much thus condensation can seep in. Just my two cents!

Tcoat · 04-30-2018, 08:44 AM

Drill a small hole in an inconspicuous section on the top of the taillight. Heat the light with a blow dryer so the moisture is forced out. Fill the hole with a little dab of silicone caulking. If more shows up peal the caulking off the hole and repeat.

LotsaMiles · 08-31-2018, 03:22 PM

I still have factory tail lights on my 2013. In my case I just loosened the turn signal light. Fixed it in no time. I just leave it loosened now. No water buildup.

FRSBRZGT86FAN · 09-06-2018, 02:50 PM

Gasket ninja for a permanent fix seems to be the case

DrButtDrugs · 09-06-2018, 02:56 PM

I drilled a tiny hole (1/32) at the lowest point of the housing of each of my stock taillights which both had water pooling. Didn't bother sealing the holes after. Now my tails are always bone dry. YMMV.

Kushkaki · 11-26-2018, 06:29 PM

Kind of resurrecting this thread because 7 months later aaaand my lights condensates again. Pretty bad this time (it’s always my left light that gets condensates, right is perfectly fine). There was a good pool of water in there, shook as much as I could out then threw them in the oven for a bit. Now there’s just some droplets on the face of the light. I’ll try the drilling method someone mentioned, and will definitely be getting gasket ninja soon.

DarkPira7e · 11-26-2018, 06:55 PM

I don't see how this is an issue. Doesn't rice naturally absorb moisture?

Kushkaki · 11-26-2018, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I don't see how this is an issue. Doesn't rice naturally absorb moisture?

Lol thanks for the laugh.

Decep · 11-28-2018, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kushkaki

Kind of resurrecting this thread because 7 months later aaaand my lights condensates again. Pretty bad this time (it’s always my left light that gets condensates, right is perfectly fine). There was a good pool of water in there, shook as much as I could out then threw them in the oven for a bit. Now there’s just some droplets on the face of the light. I’ll try the drilling method someone mentioned, and will definitely be getting gasket ninja soon.

At minimum get new gaskets from the dealer or dealer websites.

RallySTI · 11-29-2018, 11:29 AM

Whenever I get some condensation in my tail lights I just set them on one of the heat ducts and they are dried out by morning.

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OfficeWorker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Drives: 2018 WRX STI Location: Maryland Posts: 107 Thanks: 56 Thanked 49 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How much condensation are we talking about? Smaller silica gel packs can be very useful for removing smaller quantities of condensation - but obviously the caveat is that silica gel can only absorb a certain quantity of water before the pellets become saturated and need to be either recharged or replaced.

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DrButtDrugs yerp Join Date: Aug 2016 Drives: 2015 WRX Location: South Central PA Posts: 157 Thanks: 5 Thanked 49 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I drilled a tiny hole (1/32) at the lowest point of the housing of each of my stock taillights which both had water pooling. Didn't bother sealing the holes after. Now my tails are always bone dry. YMMV.

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Kushkaki Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Drives: Sold 16 FRS, 22 Neptune 86 on order Location: Danville, CA Posts: 51 Thanks: 67 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Kind of resurrecting this thread because 7 months later aaaand my lights condensates again. Pretty bad this time (it’s always my left light that gets condensates, right is perfectly fine). There was a good pool of water in there, shook as much as I could out then threw them in the oven for a bit. Now there’s just some droplets on the face of the light. I’ll try the drilling method someone mentioned, and will definitely be getting gasket ninja soon.

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RallySTI Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 65 Thanks: 27 Thanked 44 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Whenever I get some condensation in my tail lights I just set them on one of the heat ducts and they are dried out by morning.

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