condensation in fog light

I installed some new fog lights last week on my 2013 tacoma.

I purchased from the dealer OEM replacements. Good quality, but yesterday after getting my car washed i realized the passenger light was getting moisture.

after looking closer at it, realized the back plastic panel in the wheelwell had vents in it.. so i'm assuming a bunch of water went in during the wash. The drivers side is completely enclosed so no water gets in and it was fine after the wash..

my questions...

anyone else notice the different plastic cover in the wheelwell?

is there a part i can order to replace that to completely seal it?

should i take the light out to dry it or will it dry on its own?

Thanks!

 

Have you checked the rubber seal on the bulb itself? That seems like the most likely part to fail and is cheap and easy to replace (just get new bulbs).

 

No, but i will.. going to take it off today and take a look at it...

I figured it was because of the vents in the wheel well liner that the water got in...

Should those lights be sealed even if sprayed with water from behind?

Maybe it shouldn't matter and it was just a weird coincidence that the light that has the opening behind it was the one that took in water but i
feel like that might be the reason...

 

They should still be sealed even when water sprays through the wheel well. The rubber seal around the bulb is there for that reason.

 

Had this same issue. Used a mattress inflation pump to clear the moisture out and used the old bulb gaskets on the new led bulbs. Will update this post if it holds up through one or more afternoon Florida showers.

edit: It worked. Also noticed the bulb might not have been properly seated the first time around. Had to supplement the pump by putting a mirror on a c-stand and reflecting sunlight on the fog light figured to evap that last little bit of moisture.