Tail Light Condensation - Page 13 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

drftrdie · 08-12-2012, 04:35 PM

Mine did it too a few datys ago but since i got my windows done the back glass has not made the foggy spot above the 3rd brakelight thank god im bringing mine in tomorrow to get looked at

DaJo · 08-12-2012, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by project.sth

Ohh crap I'm on the game too

Mine looked like that last night after a quick rinse as well. I'm not really concerned because the condensation/foggy patch was on the exterior of the lens...(Which should be very normal) Can you confirm if this is inside (Not normal), or outside (Normal)?

Subie · 08-12-2012, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaJoian

Mine looked like that last night after a quick rinse as well. I'm not really concerned because the condensation/foggy patch was on the exterior of the lens...(Which should be very normal) Can you confirm if this is inside (Not normal), or outside (Normal)?

Inside...

cto424 · 08-12-2012, 05:18 PM

I decided to take a look and see if I had a crack on the taillight assembly that is described in the TSB.

I saw no cracks, but I did notice the following...

- The foam piece in the back of my taillight is only glued on the top. Not sure if that is normal or not, but I was able to drain the water in the back of my taillight assembly by lifting the bottom up like a flap (pic below).
- There are circle shaped tears around all four of the bolts (pic below). Again, not sure if that is normal or not, but I didn't see this in the PDF of the TSB.
- I was able to drain a lot of the water that was stuck in my taillight by just tilting the taillight in different directions. The two places that I noticed the water coming out of was from the turn signal and from two of the four circle tears (pic below).

Water in taillights for over a week.

Water sitting in the back of the taillight assembly

Water on foam piece on back of taillight

Closer pic of water in taillight

Notice the rips where you screw in the nut. Looks like imprint of the nut b/c it was screwed on too tight.

trueno86power · 08-12-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaJoian

Mine looked like that last night after a quick rinse as well. I'm not really concerned because the condensation/foggy patch was on the exterior of the lens...(Which should be very normal) Can you confirm if this is inside (Not normal), or outside (Normal)?

It was really inside and both lamp was affected, the right one was really last visible.

DR1FT · 08-12-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC BRZ

Just got back from the dealer. Since my taillights had dried out (after 4 days) they told me I had to come back when there is visible condesation even though my vin fell into the first 1678 cars that the TSB stated were affected and I had several pictures of each lamp with water in it. He said they needed to document it for Subaru. The guy at this dealership was a bit of a jerk. This was the same guy who earlier told me it was normal for the front and rear to fog up a bit. He also told me to stay off the forums because I'll be hearing things that don't really exist! What a moron. This was my first and possibly last experience with them.

What dealer did you go to?

soconfoozed · 08-12-2012, 08:52 PM

I'm in range for this TSB. Not going to accept "waiting" for condensation to appear. That's absurd.

NYC BRZ · 08-12-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR1FT

What dealer did you go to?

PM sent

wbradley · 08-15-2012, 06:11 PM

Don't have time to read through the entire thread but...

Brought my FR-S in for a leaky passenger side tail light 2 days ago.

In Canada (or maybe just Ontario) the replacements are on backorder as clearly there are a number of units to be replaced. I think they said there was something like 19 on order.

Might take a while so in the meantime people will admire my car and question the quality control when they see the water.

Yruyur · 08-15-2012, 11:35 PM

Add mine to the list , will be calling the dealer tomorrow, but damn I still love this car!

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OldSkool86 · 08-16-2012, 12:29 AM

Damn, makes me wonder was Toyota/Subaru rushing to market? Seems like a lot of little stuff popping up making me think 2x about getting an FRS.

_hollywood · 08-16-2012, 12:34 AM

Already replaced the right side light, going in tomorrow for the left side, but really after all is said and done its a great car and toyota is taking care of me....

Yruyur · 08-18-2012, 02:37 PM

Called the dealer the next day, of course it had dried out by then. I didn't like the fact that the asked if I just read about the tsb on a forum or really had the issue. I said I took a pic, he claimed he has not seen the issue and its not as big as the forums probably make it out to be. I then reminded him that we live in Arizona and don't get as much rain as the other states. Gotta try and duplicate it now and bring it in.

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Gaiakai · 08-18-2012, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yruyur

Called the dealer the next day, of course it had dried out by then. I didn't like the fact that the asked if I just read about the tsb on a forum or really had the issue. I said I took a pic, he claimed he has not seen the issue and its not as big as the forums probably make it out to be. I then reminded him that we live in Arizona and don't get as much rain as the other states. Gotta try and duplicate it now and bring it in.

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Try washing your car, I got the condensation 24hours after washing.

But I just got mine replaced at the dealership a few hours ago, so never again (hopefully)

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08-12-2012, 08:52 PM	#175
soconfoozed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT WR Blue Pearl Location: San Diego Posts: 147 Thanks: 27 Thanked 90 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm in range for this TSB. Not going to accept "waiting" for condensation to appear. That's absurd. __________________ 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT WR Blue Pearl

08-15-2012, 11:35 PM	#178
Yruyur Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion fr-s asphalt M/T Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 1,631 Times in 941 Posts Mentioned: 96 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Add mine to the list , will be calling the dealer tomorrow, but damn I still love this car! Sent from my PH44100 using Tapatalk 2 Attached Images __________________

08-16-2012, 12:29 AM	#179
OldSkool86 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Corolla Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Damn, makes me wonder was Toyota/Subaru rushing to market? Seems like a lot of little stuff popping up making me think 2x about getting an FRS. __________________ Comiingle

08-16-2012, 12:34 AM	#180
_hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 97 itr sold Location: WI Posts: 565 Thanks: 183 Thanked 165 Times in 98 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Already replaced the right side light, going in tomorrow for the left side, but really after all is said and done its a great car and toyota is taking care of me.... __________________ FR-S #56 of 86 Raven MT *FOR SALE*

08-18-2012, 02:37 PM	#181
Yruyur Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion fr-s asphalt M/T Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 1,631 Times in 941 Posts Mentioned: 96 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Called the dealer the next day, of course it had dried out by then. I didn't like the fact that the asked if I just read about the tsb on a forum or really had the issue. I said I took a pic, he claimed he has not seen the issue and its not as big as the forums probably make it out to be. I then reminded him that we live in Arizona and don't get as much rain as the other states. Gotta try and duplicate it now and bring it in. Sent from my PH44100 using Tapatalk 2 __________________

08-12-2012, 04:35 PM	#169
drftrdie Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Ae86,X2 , Scion FRS Location: South Mississippi Posts: 51 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine did it too a few datys ago but since i got my windows done the back glass has not made the foggy spot above the 3rd brakelight thank god im bringing mine in tomorrow to get looked at

08-12-2012, 05:18 PM	#172
cto424 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: PA Posts: 197 Thanks: 45 Thanked 16 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I decided to take a look and see if I had a crack on the taillight assembly that is described in the TSB. I saw no cracks, but I did notice the following... - The foam piece in the back of my taillight is only glued on the top. Not sure if that is normal or not, but I was able to drain the water in the back of my taillight assembly by lifting the bottom up like a flap (pic below). - There are circle shaped tears around all four of the bolts (pic below). Again, not sure if that is normal or not, but I didn't see this in the PDF of the TSB. - I was able to drain a lot of the water that was stuck in my taillight by just tilting the taillight in different directions. The two places that I noticed the water coming out of was from the turn signal and from two of the four circle tears (pic below). Water in taillights for over a week. Water sitting in the back of the taillight assembly Water on foam piece on back of taillight Closer pic of water in taillight Notice the rips where you screw in the nut. Looks like imprint of the nut b/c it was screwed on too tight.

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