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BruceMc
Dec 19, 2018Explorer III
Their seals leave a lot to be desired, but at least the newer styles are using a foam seal instead of butyl tape & caulking...
The problem is the assembly. I got to looking at one of my rear clearance lamps, and discovered:
(look closely at the bottom edge)

(keep looking....)

And this is how it wasn't sealed:

And I'd been spraying water up that direction for 2 1/2 years... fortunately the wiring feeds into a horizontal aluminum square-wall framing member. Who knows how much water migrated in, but so far I've never seen any damage as a result.
The problem is the assembly. I got to looking at one of my rear clearance lamps, and discovered:
(look closely at the bottom edge)

(keep looking....)

And this is how it wasn't sealed:

And I'd been spraying water up that direction for 2 1/2 years... fortunately the wiring feeds into a horizontal aluminum square-wall framing member. Who knows how much water migrated in, but so far I've never seen any damage as a result.
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