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Skagg
Member Since: 15 May 2015
Location: Not where i'd like to be
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I bought a pair off ebay similar a couple of years back.
Obviously not the same quality as OEM but they are ok. However, I found you need to seal the orange silicone seal on the bulb to the light unit otherwise it will leak & you get the condensation problem again. I used stormseal, I think its for tents & wetsuits really, but works a treat. With the bulb sealed & the vent open on the top allow the light to breath, everything has been good with mine for a couple of years now.
I think the problem is the wiring loom isn't long enough & pulls on the bulb twisting it round so in time it no longer seals. The stormseal product is enough to hold it in place.
In summary, worth a punt in my view
Cheers Nick  MY16 D4 Landmark SDV6 (The Ice Maiden)
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 6th Aug 2018 8:25 pm |
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yolandie
Member Since: 10 Jul 2018
Location: Bristol
Posts: 48
 
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Thanks nick. I took the plunge and actually decided to follow the refurb thread posted elsewhere on the site. Ive removed the vents as it seems pointless to keep them closed when the seal isn’t good enough to keep the condensation out 
Ill see how long they last, if the start to go again ill get the cheapies from eBay.
— Andy
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| 7th Aug 2018 9:34 pm |
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bensla
Member Since: 02 May 2023
Location: Trowbridge
Posts: 141
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Are these eBay cheapies ok at MOT time? I just fitted them then suddenly worried it’s going to be an issue at MOT. Or so they not need to be CE marked on the lens etc?
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| 14th Jul 2023 9:32 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8199
 
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So long as they work and do not dazzle on coming traffic when main lights are on full beam they are not an MOT failure. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 15th Jul 2023 8:57 am |
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bensla
Member Since: 02 May 2023
Location: Trowbridge
Posts: 141
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Good to know cheers
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| 15th Jul 2023 9:14 am |
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Captain Crosscheck
Member Since: 03 Sep 2021
Location: Oslo
Posts: 332
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I painted the glass on mine. They had been leaking properly, and the lenses had corroded to shreds. Couldn't be ar$ed to buy new ones, as they never get used. This was the procedure recommended to me by my MOT guy. Could be different rules over here in Norway, but he was quite strict on the pattern they sprayed.
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| 17th Jul 2023 9:03 pm |
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