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Tail Light Condensation
10 months and 13,000 miles in to ownership of a BRZ Limited, and add me to the seemingly growing list of owners with tail light condensation
 (rear passenger-side unit).Clearly not happy. Will schedule a service appointment this week for routine maintenance, and request a replacement of the assembly. |
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04-14-2014, 05:21 PM
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Doesn't help, but at least you're not alone: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6924
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04-14-2014, 05:42 PM
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You guys ever think of doing something like this?
http://www.gencoupe.com/diy-do-yours...ater-leak.html I figure its a similar issue compared to my leaky genesis coupe tail lights. After looking at the back of an FRS tail light, looks like that gasket might be to blame as well. |
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04-14-2014, 07:57 PM
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As I'm still well within the car's 3/36 warranty, this will be a Subaru issue to address. That said, my last three cars (Accord, Prelude, S2000 - with a combined 600K miles) never had a condensation issue like the twins.
Definitely not cool. |
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04-14-2014, 08:14 PM
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It seems like a newer car issue. I haven't had it on my BRZ but I did on my Genesis Coupe, and have it a bit on my other car a '14 Accord.
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Buy a set of Tom's :P
(after you get OEM replacements) |
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I just sent the service manager a PM where I bough my car and said that he has had nobody return with problems after replacement. I know that is contrary to the sentiment of some people on this forum. He said he is looking in the database for updated parts/components. Either way. I have had my car since June 2012 and just started noticing it in the passenger rear. Oh well, at least it's worth a shot. Tom's will be the ultimate replacement in a year or so anyway.
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04-14-2014, 11:16 PM
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I've got a new passenger side tail on its way to my dealership right now. If it happens again I'll just have them replace it again and swap them for aftermarket tails.
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04-14-2014, 11:18 PM
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It took about ten months for mine too and it was the same side. I was about halfway between free oil changes so I drove around like that for a few months so I wouldn't have to make more than one trip. It was a good thing I waited because the rear view mirror fell off at 11 months.
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04-14-2014, 11:23 PM
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It took 11 months for the rear view mirror mounts to fail?!?! Impressive. I had my car for approximately 10 days before the original mounts / screws failed.
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Just got this taken care of at the dealership this past week. Although there was no condensation present in the lamp, I had insects. Yes, whatever hole is in the gasket is big enough to get bugs trough.
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I just had my passenger replaced under warrantee at the dealer as well as the gasket in my driverside changed and retorqued down as a preventative measure
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DIY Tail Light Gaskets:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26217 PM me if you need new ones. The design of the trunk constantly assaults the tail lights with water and dirt/pollen/debris. You can build a diverter with some Sugru or other compound, and/or get better gaskets and fully seal them to the housings with automotive weatherstrip adhesive. The factory gaskets aren't fully sealed to the tail light housings, so it's just a matter of time.
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