Tail lights leaking.

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Hi Rob, we used to have the same problem on a previous van & overcame the problem by running a light bead of silastic around the gasket area. It fixed it for us.

I also know of people who have drilled about a 3mm hole on the underside of the lense to let the water out. Cheers

Yep Mine did too, cheap lights on a Windsor.
I just ran the good quality black electrical tape around the lens cap join. Still there after two years of rain and travel. But before you do that dry off all the electrics and spray with Lano guard/Lanox or similar, and some sealer on the tail light mounting screws that attach to the van. The lanox is too help keep the rust out of all the electrical contacts.

Cheers.

You can get 'sealed' units....as used on boat trailers...

Hi Rob, if you use silicon, a tip is to apply it to one face only and wipe an oily rag over the other face before bringing them together. The silicon will act as a moulded gasket but the oily face will prevent the silicon sticking to both faces and so facilitate later disassembly.