In my losing battle against the clear coat failure of my front cap I regularly, every three months or so, wax the cap.
This time I decided to pull the marker lights to inspect the seals around the lights.
After cleaning up I discovered cracks in the cap in two light recesses. I have attached pictures.
Since I have never seen a crack so fine that water couldn't get through I assume I have found two leaks.
For now I put a bead of Proflex over both cracks. It doesn't look to bad especially from the ground.
Just a heads up for other owners out there who haven't inspected this area closely.
The lights come off easy with a simple counter clock wise 1/8 turn. They unplug very easily too. Note that the lights are marked with an "up" side when reinstalling them.
Not sure what other fix I will attempt.
Next time I have a windshield install I'm going to look at glassing all of them with woven roving and epoxy on the inside to prevent water intrusion.
As an aside until late last year I had very little clear coat failure, now it is spreading very fast popping up in new areas and getting worse in existing areas.
The Pictures:
The light patch at the end of the crack is just a reflection. There is no paint problem either of these pictures.
This picture is sideways, down is the left side where the crack is.
FAILING 2000W of GRAPE Solar, 800AH LifeBlue LiFePO4 batteries (excellent), SMI Toad Brakes.
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