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Old 10-29-2014 | 12:13 AM
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Got the car a few hrs ago... Just put it away and both taillights have condensation in them. Anyone else see this??

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Old 10-29-2014 | 12:16 AM
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Old 10-29-2014 | 12:24 AM
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Normal for LED tails. Does it look like your rear decklid id overclosed?
Old 10-29-2014 | 12:26 AM
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I had that in mine. Havent noticed it lately.
Old 10-29-2014 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MileHigh911
Normal for LED tails. Does it look like your rear decklid id overclosed?
And your paints mis-matched!.....does it blow smoke?
Old 10-29-2014 | 01:26 AM
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Front clip is off a little as seen by others. Are you suggesting I got a 7mo old car built on a Friday
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Originally Posted by Road Racin
Front clip is off a little as seen by others. Are you suggesting I got a 7mo old car built on a Friday
No, I was just joking. New car blues......yours is fine!
Old 10-29-2014 | 08:24 AM
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Not a problem - LEDs do that
Old 10-29-2014 | 11:39 AM
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Warranty will get you a new taillight. I would NOT accept'
Old 10-29-2014 | 04:19 PM
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Warranty will get you a new taillight. I would NOT accept'
Highly unlikely. Unless the light is put together in a vacuum and sealed completely there is no way condensation won't form. I recall others stating they saw this and it went away.
Old 10-29-2014 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mundman
Warranty will get you a new taillight. I would NOT accept'
would not be an issue, since the car was just delivered, it was also just washed.
Old 10-30-2014 | 06:01 AM
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They all do it. Every single one I have seen anyway. Because they are led and the bulb doesnt disperse the moisture by heat. I too mine apart and used a hair-drier and it was wasted time....
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So my clear (i.e., RS option) tail lights didn't do the condensation thing, but my just-installed replacement tinted reds (i.e., stock RS) from Suncoast are doing it. Never had any other Porsche tail lights exhibit this.....

Any more recent (last post here was Oct. of 2014) thoughts on this phenomenon?

Thanks. For reference: 2016 991.1 UV GT3 RS
Old 12-09-2018 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MovingChicane
So my clear (i.e., RS option) tail lights didn't do the condensation thing, but my just-installed replacement tinted reds (i.e., stock RS) from Suncoast are doing it. Never had any other Porsche tail lights exhibit this.....

Any more recent (last post here was Oct. of 2014) thoughts on this phenomenon?

Thanks. For reference: 2016 991.1 UV GT3 RS
Know you have lots of rain on SoCal due you have humidity and you washed the car? My UV RS did it, and my previous GT3 did the same. The lights are not sealed they have tiny pin-holes if I recall. It always cleared up once dried.
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Still not an issue - most do anyways


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