HELP! how to get water out of tail light

[SuzanneA]

So i have a 2004 rx8 and went through the car wash today and ended up with soapy water filling half of my passenger side tail light.

Can anyone help me fix this?.... in simple terms

 

[Shadow102]

Take it to mazda there is a service bulletin on this

http://www.finishlineperformance.com/pdf/rx8/bulletin/09-005-09-2055.pdf

if for some stupid reason they wont warranty this you can take a hair dryer and try to dry it out but with that amount of water it may not work. You could drill a very very tiny hole at the bottom of the light to drain it out but it will probably get moisture in it again

 

[Bose]

This is a common occurrence. The tail light gaskets fail and leak. Just needs to be resealed. Mazda may or may not cover it, just depends on your dealer.

Also some have drilled a couple pin holes in the bottom of the housing to drain it, but I would not recommend it.

 

[firebirdude]

I pulled my tail light off, blew a heat gun through the bulb holes over and over to get rid of every last drop of condensation, then used Mazdas new gasket. Haven't had a problem since.

They refused the warranty work on it though. So I had to pay for the part.