Cadillac Allante Tail Lamp Arrays condensation
#2
11-21-2007, 09:44 PM
RE: Tail Lamp Arrays
Hey Yogi: Your weather seals are most likely cracked or broken and letting in cold air while the light is making the air warm, hence condensation. Pull the lens assemble out and either replace rubber gasket or fill the cracks with a good rubber cement like Probond and replace assembly. While you have it apart polish the lens from the inside with a plastic polish and then buff for that new lens look.
#3
11-21-2007, 10:58 PM
Cadillac Allante Tail Lamp Arrays condensation
the notorious Allante arrays, costing $250 used, up to $1,200 new.
same fix as the headlights .. with one added CAUTION.
always make darn sure the light sockets are seated and locked, even if a mechanic installs them.
a error will cause the lights to contact the plastic and MELT the backside .. a common, serious and costly mistake.
Remove the headlight, clean it in and out, run a bead of automotive silicone sealer or FLOWABLE SILICONE around the joints of the two halves.
Make sure the vent hose is in place and points down.
If you must know where it leaks or to check it when the job is done, fill it with water and check for leaks around the seals of the two haves.
Use long medical Q-Tips dipped in Stoner's Invisible glass to scrub the inside of the lens.
If the lens is opaque, do a restoration per this thread
https://www.cadillacforum.com/m_8686/tm.htm
Also, check that there are rubber washers where the bulb holders fit into the capsule.
All along, remember that the going rate for these Allante headlights is $700 new, $350 used - EACH.
Darn well worth the effort.
This works for just about any headlight and tail light assy of just about every modern car on the road.
same fix as the headlights .. with one added CAUTION.
always make darn sure the light sockets are seated and locked, even if a mechanic installs them.
a error will cause the lights to contact the plastic and MELT the backside .. a common, serious and costly mistake.
Remove the headlight, clean it in and out, run a bead of automotive silicone sealer or FLOWABLE SILICONE around the joints of the two halves.
Make sure the vent hose is in place and points down.
If you must know where it leaks or to check it when the job is done, fill it with water and check for leaks around the seals of the two haves.
Use long medical Q-Tips dipped in Stoner's Invisible glass to scrub the inside of the lens.
If the lens is opaque, do a restoration per this thread
https://www.cadillacforum.com/m_8686/tm.htm
Also, check that there are rubber washers where the bulb holders fit into the capsule.
All along, remember that the going rate for these Allante headlights is $700 new, $350 used - EACH.
Darn well worth the effort.
This works for just about any headlight and tail light assy of just about every modern car on the road.
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