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I noticed moisture in the rear lights last week. I was hoping it would go away in a few days but it did not.
Anything I can do?

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You can try to remove the bulb and use a hair dryer ( low setting to be safe )to blow air in there and dry the moisture out, sadly taillights are not air tight and it may happen again, due to changing temps, Going from a hot to cold or vice versa environment sometimes causes that, had it happen to my wife's ILX in the past
 
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You can try to remove the bulb and use a hair dryer ( low setting to be safe )to blow air in there and dry the moisture out, sadly taillights are not air tight and it may happen again, due to changing temps, Going from a hot to cold or vice versa environment sometimes causes that, had it happen to my wife's ILX in the past
The seals are probably diminished and allow the moisture goes in (both left and right lens).
Will the dealerships do something?
 

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There is a possibility that the seal has gone, its happened before, you could try and take it back to the dealer as the car has warranty still. Dont let them tell you its normal as it doesn't happen to everyone. The lights are weather sealed, but not air tight and where there is air there is moisture im afraid

Did you recently wash the car? was it at a self wash? a touchless wash? a full wash with all those lovely bristles destroying.....sorry "cleaning" your car?

Depending on some factors..IF a seal has gone...and if water got in there, that could cause your issue

Without actually taking the light off and taking a look there is no real way to tell im afraid.....sorry
 

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The lights are ventilated so that's why fog is appearing. My dealer said this is normal. I'd personally keep an eye on it though. This has happened with my hatch's tail lights too.

It is outlined in the owner's manual as well.
 


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Did you recently wash the car? was it at a self wash? a touchless wash? a full wash with all those lovely bristles destroying.....sorry "cleaning" your car?
Depending on some factors..IF a seal has gone...and if water got in there, that could cause your issue
I did got to handwash 2 weeks ago. $4 for 4 minutes of high pressure wash. I did this to remove the salt on the car and under the car.

I am sure this is the culprit but I did this to all my previous cars with no problem.
 

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I see this often when driving behind other civics. Bad design.
 

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If you ever want to seal them up you can use Permatex flowable silicone Wiindshield & Glass Sealant. One tube would be plenty.
I sealed up the new cheap replacement headlights on my cobalt.
 
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This happened to my car, too. I noticed it only once, about a month ago and it went away on its own.
Was yours as bad as mine (picture in my first post)?
How long before it went away for you?
 


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I've had the same issue with both my civics. I found by parking it with the sun hitting them , it usually went away in a day or so.
 
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I've had the same issue with both my civics. I found by parking it with the sun hitting them , it usually went away in a day or so.
Was yours as bad as mine? Please zoom in the picture in my first post.

It has been a week and the moisture is still there. The local temperature has been kind of cool lately, one sunny day only this week.
 
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Was yours as bad as mine? Please zoom in the picture in my first post.

It has been a week and the moisture is still there. The local temperature has been kind of cool lately, one sunny day only this week.
No, it wasnt that bad, but it did happen right after washing it and it was warm out so it didn't take that long to dry up.
 

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Was yours as bad as mine (picture in my first post)?
How long before it went away for you?
It was similar, see the picture below. It happened during a rainy and humid evening, the next day was dry and sunny, and the moisture was gone in about a day.

https://imgur.com/LU4TIVQ
 
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The dealership replaced both lens under warranty.

According to the invoice, part numbers are 33550-TBG-A01 and 33500-TBG-A01. Apparently, it is the whole tail light assembly. I checked torontohondaparts.com and each side costs $835CAN. Wow.
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