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R50/53 Hazy/Cloudy/Dusty (?) Taillights.....

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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 03:53 PM
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Hazy/Cloudy/Dusty (?) Taillights.....

The taillights on my '05 are a little......unclear, I guess is the word, but it seems to be on the inside rather than the outside (like how headlights often get cloudy). The outer lens still feels perfectly smooth. Does anyone know (a) what causes this and (b) if there's an easy way to take them apart and clean them?

 
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Old Nov 25, 2015 | 06:13 AM
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Moisture build up over time and the residue or dust on the inside, also oxidation on the inside over time. Talked about before. You have the 7/2004+ style.

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To take them apart you will have to bake ( in an over ) the rear taillight assembly to heat up the beatlink seal. Then pull them apart and polish the inside, sometimes its works and sometimes the oxidation is deep. Then rebake and insert new betalink tape.
 
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