Well that's it. I've had it. I'm tired of having to drain and clean my reverse lights of water and algae. They still work but when they get the algae in them they start to look like the set of Green acres.
So I bought some Chinese Replacements because that was the only pair that I could find for a reasonable price. BUT I didn't use the lenses that came from the kit because I knew that they would Yellow in no time. So I reused my Original Japanese Daihatsu Lenses and rubber seals for the bulb socket. I tried to make these lights as water tight as possible.
Here is the drivers side. The worst side. And that is only after one night of rain.
The passenger's side wasn't as bad but I still changed it and sealed it.
The top lens it the Chinese one.
Bottom is the original Japanese lens after cleaning it up.
Left is the original socket with the original seal right is Chinese. The bulb was rusted solid to the socket, so I used the Chinese socket and reused the ticker and much better Japanese seal.
The Chinese base.
Of course the lenses didn't fit over the bases very well so I had to let them soak in hot water and bent them so they could fit properly.
And you can see how the old base has cracked and cooked itself letting the water in. It was a bad design to start with.
Finished product. Plus I put an o ring on the screws that holds them in place.
Driver's side.
Passenger's side.
Lets see if these are gong to be water tight.
So I bought some Chinese Replacements because that was the only pair that I could find for a reasonable price. BUT I didn't use the lenses that came from the kit because I knew that they would Yellow in no time. So I reused my Original Japanese Daihatsu Lenses and rubber seals for the bulb socket. I tried to make these lights as water tight as possible.
Here is the drivers side. The worst side. And that is only after one night of rain.
The passenger's side wasn't as bad but I still changed it and sealed it.
The top lens it the Chinese one.
Bottom is the original Japanese lens after cleaning it up.
Left is the original socket with the original seal right is Chinese. The bulb was rusted solid to the socket, so I used the Chinese socket and reused the ticker and much better Japanese seal.
The Chinese base.
Of course the lenses didn't fit over the bases very well so I had to let them soak in hot water and bent them so they could fit properly.
And you can see how the old base has cracked and cooked itself letting the water in. It was a bad design to start with.
Finished product. Plus I put an o ring on the screws that holds them in place.
Driver's side.
Passenger's side.
Lets see if these are gong to be water tight.
