don't you hate it when after a rain or a wash water seems to enter your taillights despite having no known cracks AND good gaskets? if not taken care of there will be a nice little puddle in there which will be prone to bulb failure or even short circuits, not to mention ugly condensation and MOLD! well here is a quick little fix that has worked for me for the past few months.
tools needed:
-drill with multi-sized bits (uni-bit preferred)
-silicone sealant
-deep socket 8mm
in the beginning i would apply silicone sealant to the whole taillight where i would assume water could enter (around the edges) yet water still managed to leak through. as dumbfounded as i was i found a little area in the backside that water seems to collect then push inside.
all you need to do is remove the taillights using your 8mm deep socket and take a look. if you see some sort of calcium buildup or mold around an area be concerned. both sides of my lights were visible around the signal bulb (92-93 taillights) which is the lowest part of the lense.
since the signal bulb had another subhousing, i saw this as a prime spot of the water to enter. a quick application of silicone sealant around the area should suffice. so if the passage is now blocked, where else would the water travel? well i drilled a hole in an area where i believe water can still pool up. the hole can drain that water. that is all folks!
here is a pic of the finished product. note the drilled hole placement. passenger side lense shown.
NOTE: this may not be applicable to some cases. i found this to work on my car and just wanted to share this little info. i'm not responsible for your actions so take care kids!
just to give you more insight, besides having missing reflectors and an extra rear reflector here is the difference between JDM and USDM taillights from the backside. again this is for 92-93 models.
due to the RHD configuration the wiring is backwards. notice the brake light sensors (which trigger the "brake lamp" icon in your gauge cluster if a bulb is out) on the JDM unit (black and brown boxes) are switched around on the USDM unit. note most of the USDM boxes are also brown and black from the factory. mine are clear after i replaced them however they are still OEM honda. all you have to do is switch the wiring and sensors between the USDM and JDM to make it work on your car.
tools needed:
-drill with multi-sized bits (uni-bit preferred)
-silicone sealant
-deep socket 8mm
in the beginning i would apply silicone sealant to the whole taillight where i would assume water could enter (around the edges) yet water still managed to leak through. as dumbfounded as i was i found a little area in the backside that water seems to collect then push inside.
all you need to do is remove the taillights using your 8mm deep socket and take a look. if you see some sort of calcium buildup or mold around an area be concerned. both sides of my lights were visible around the signal bulb (92-93 taillights) which is the lowest part of the lense.
since the signal bulb had another subhousing, i saw this as a prime spot of the water to enter. a quick application of silicone sealant around the area should suffice. so if the passage is now blocked, where else would the water travel? well i drilled a hole in an area where i believe water can still pool up. the hole can drain that water. that is all folks!
here is a pic of the finished product. note the drilled hole placement. passenger side lense shown.
NOTE: this may not be applicable to some cases. i found this to work on my car and just wanted to share this little info. i'm not responsible for your actions so take care kids!
just to give you more insight, besides having missing reflectors and an extra rear reflector here is the difference between JDM and USDM taillights from the backside. again this is for 92-93 models.
due to the RHD configuration the wiring is backwards. notice the brake light sensors (which trigger the "brake lamp" icon in your gauge cluster if a bulb is out) on the JDM unit (black and brown boxes) are switched around on the USDM unit. note most of the USDM boxes are also brown and black from the factory. mine are clear after i replaced them however they are still OEM honda. all you have to do is switch the wiring and sensors between the USDM and JDM to make it work on your car.
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