Joe09SS

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For those of you that have done retros or taken apart your headlights, what did you use to put a new seal on? Did you use the OEM stuff that's still on the housing? I was planning on using a new sealant, but I didn't know if I should just go to Home Cheapo and buy a caulk or something like that. Too many to choose from. Thanks in advanced.

gotboost?17

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re-use then silicone around I believe

Joe09SS

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Just plain silicone huh? Alright if you say so Lol.

MaxDugas

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I just used the stock silicone that was in there, it's the best stuff you can have for this, you change it juste if you are really not able to reseal them properly.

Joe09SS

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Well one had the common condensation so I didn't know if I was going to have to replace it with a new sealer.. That was my concern with reusing the seal but I'll find out I guess lol

MaxDugas

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Yep just try it, the sealant would be good, but if it's not, just buy new sealant and redo it :P

Joe09SS

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What sealant would you buy to replace the OEM if the OEM didn't work

Tmerritt

You could always try this:

OCI Butyl Rubber Glue - Accessories from The Retrofit Source

Joe09SS

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That looks good to me! Lol thanks man

Tmerritt

No problem bro. I wanna retrofit and I ran across that a little while ago.

YelloEye

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I used a black windshield sealant. Works great and comes off easier if you need back in. Still seals great though.

Tmerritt

That stuff keeps water out of my car, I don't see why it wouldn't work! Nice thinking!

MaxDugas

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Like YelloEye said, windshield sealant is good, otherwise the sealant from TRS is a good product too. Your choice :P

Joe09SS

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Where did you pick that up and how much? Just gather ideas so keep 'em coming! Lol

BlackielawlessSS

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Yep this is what I used.

Joe09SS

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Good to know

ECaulk

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Order this when you order your retros, and make sure you clean the old out before the new. I was lazy/in a hurry on the set i made for myself and hoped that between the old and new it wouldnt fog up and now they're out of the car and i'm re-sealing them

Doctor9

I'm having this same problem. How did you get rid of the moisture? I'm gonna try baking the headlight to get it open and drying it out as best as I can.

BlackielawlessSS

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Agreed. Good silicone well the kind I use for roofing is 11.00, and well it is messy and gross looking if it squashes out.

ECaulk

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Did you use roofing tar? it would work same concept just a little gooier than butyl seal

BlackielawlessSS

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Nah some stuff called NP1. Literally you can order that crap on the phone, and get it on you roofing joke.

ECaulk

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That **** is for concrete, I used it to seal cracks in the go-kart track I worked at during the summers of college

BlackielawlessSS

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That crap has been around as long as the dinosaurs. You want a permeant fix for a chimney or wall, roofing cement. This crap we have now sucks. The old wet dry stuff I have literally seen a fully standing water flat roof. Apply under water and it seal. This new stuff sucks. God I am old

intel

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https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-...ics%5D-282150/

You can see what I did in the above link...

As others have stated above, I would scrape out as much of the old OEM sealant as you can. Once you're done doing that, apply OCI Butyl Rubber Glue from The Retrofit Source

BlackielawlessSS

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Or roofing cement