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Old 09-06-2019 | 02:48 PM
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Has anyone found a workaround for this its frankly very annoying ? Can you seal them up ?
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I will be making a warranty claim but understand this is refused by Porsche ??
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It seems to come and go on my car. If I tried to do a warranty claim both of them would be clear at that point guaranteed!
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It seems that the taillights have tiny holes in them to allow condensation to escape, so looks like an intentional design and therefore is normal. Other cars don't have such holes and they're considered "sealed" taillights (e.g BMW) and once condensation builds, it will never come out and you have to replace the lights.
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Originally Posted by Richard.
Has anyone found a workaround for this its frankly very annoying ? Can you seal them up ?
No, they are working as intended by design.

Unless the condensation does not dissipate and becomes a permanent issue, you might have a warranty claim.
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Condensation is good and necessary.
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Pull a gentle vacuum on the tail light and see if that helps the irritating condensation issue. Do you power wash the car?
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The lights are vented to allow the heat to escape from the LED's. Just put the car in the sun or drive it with the lights on to evacuate the water.

Might be annoying but its the way the lights work.
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Originally Posted by FogCitySF
It seems that the taillights have tiny holes in them to allow condensation to escape, so looks like an intentional design and therefore is normal. Other cars don't have such holes and they're considered "sealed" taillights (e.g BMW) and once condensation builds, it will never come out and you have to replace the lights.
True
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5 Porsche’s in 5 years all have don’t, and drys out no issues ......never though twice about it.
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but on my Boxster GTS my Clears misted in the same way but the Reds I replaced them with do not, and its the reverse on the 991 GT3 RS, the Reds mist but the Clears not
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all are LEDs
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and whilst it clears, it looks terrible when misted
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and it p*sses me off on such an expensive car
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You want a bit of escape hatch for the air and moisture. A completely sealed tight taillight or headlight assembly runs the risk of cracking due to change in pressure and the heat generated by the lights.


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