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Stu2j · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: Water in Rear Lense

There is standing water in one of the rear lenses (light works fine). What is the best way to drain the water out?
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JB 924 · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 606 Location: Hessen, Germany

I had the same problem in my car. Took me 4 1/2 hours to fix it, it was a
PITA cause I had to remove part of bumper to get one of the bolts holding the lens.
No, just kiddin.

I haven't actually gotten around to fix it, but I'll try
today when I get home. I think you would have to remove the lens or
take the plastic piece out which holds the bulbs. Only takes a minute to do.
Just remove the carpet and take out the bolts holding it in, but then you will need something to suck the water out.

gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

Leaks in the rear lense assemblies are usually the result of cracks between the different colored sections on the face of the lense. I don't know if anyone who has aucessfully located and repaired the cause of the leaks.

The only way to permanently cure the leaking problem is to replace the leaking lense assemlby with a new one. Used lense assemblies may suffer from the same problem as the one you have. Even if a used unit that you are considering buying was not leaking prior to removal from a car, the extreme flexing stress caused by the force necessary to break the weather seal on body when removing the lense may cause the cracking that will allow the replacement unit to start leaking when installed.

For this reason, I would not recomment removing a leaking lense assemlby from the car, unless it is going to be replaced. As outlined above, the removal assembly may make the problem worse.

To remove the water from the lense you could remove the lightbulb holder and use a siphon. But, the next time the car is washed, or it rains, the lense with refill with water. A more permanent solution would be to simple drill a/or a few small holes on the outside colored face sections of the lense assembly in the low spots of the section/s that are filling with water so that it may escape as it leaks in.

Stu2j · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 7:35 am Post subject:

dpw928 · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 1860 Location: owasso, ok 74055

Are you telling me that is water and not Porsche approved blinker fluid?

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