Moisture in tail light

[Goldencrazy]

My week for advice. I have a 2013 Itasca Ellipse which is new to me. I have been fixing a few minor things. It rain very hard a frequently a few days ago. I ended up with moisture in the tail light. The sun beats on it most of daylight hours and the moisture doesn’t seem to be dissipating very quickly. Is there a moiture release that might be plugged or can i drill a small hole that i could cover with small piece of tabe when dry? Or do i need to remove and dry. I can’t find how the moisture entered.

[Goldencrazy]

Thanks. I watched it and slowly the water dissipated. I will keep an eye on it and if i have constant trouble will take the actions suggested. I aapreciate the good advice.

[soren]

I had the same issue with a slightly older Winny. Turns out that the gasket between the lens and the housing had flattened out, and no longer sealed, regardless of how tight the screws were. I called my online parts place, they sent me two new gaskets for a few bucks, and I cured the problem.

[ken1961]

2 bolts and remove unit. It is all LED and drain at bottom.

[C20]

While our coach was at Winnebago last summer for some roof resealing, they noticed that all our clearance lights had water in them. These are the ones in the front cap. They put new ones in and gave us one of the old ones. Sure enough half full of water, and you can't shake it out. I carry it with us in case people ever doubt that you need to put blinker fluid in your lights!!

[Bumpyroad]

Goldencrazy wrote:
James, use toothpaste where?

and why???
bumpy

[Goldencrazy]

James, use toothpaste where?

[10forty2]

No worries...it's just blinker fluid..... Change it out whenever you change your motor oil... 😉

[rgatijnet1]

Where the light bulb socket goes in to the back of the fixture, there is a gasket, which has probably failed. For many years you have not had a problem so there is no need to drill additional holes. Just replace the gasket after the fixture has dried out and you should be good to go for a long time.

[james144]

Take it off and put it under heat, after that use toothpaste. yes, TOOTHPASTE,
it really works

[old_guy]

don't drill a hole in the base because the water will just get between the walls and cause dry rot. try to drill a hole in the lens itself.

[ScottG]

If not actually leaking, condensation can be a tricky culprit.
I have moisture in one clearance light - and my rv is under a roof!

[Passin_Thru]

Pull it off, put it in a 500 degree oven and order a new one.

[Goldencrazy]

I think it is right side up given orientation of fasteners. I am going to give it a bit more time to dry and if it persists make a weep hole. Thanks.

[DrewE]

If the lens is removable and can be installed in two different orientations, maybe it's installed upside-down, with a weep hole at the top rather than the bottom. If there's caulking around the fixture, check that it isn't blocking any weep holes, too.

I did have to drill drain holes in the taillights of a car I owned some time ago to keep them from filling up with water. If you do put a hole in, leave it uncovered.