For a little background... I've had a set of after-market clear parking lights in my car for a while now and they started to get water in them and eventually blew the bulb on one side. So I took it out, and the socket where the bulb screws in was all melted. I'm not sure why it did that but I'm assuming the other side is the same.

Now to my question...does anyone know where I can get a set of clear (not "euro clear") parking lights that may hold up better? Thanks

 

My oem front parking light sockets look burnt and melted. I think it is common after time.

 

Yeah but after a little over 1 year?

 

1 year would be a record for me. The gasket around the bulb socket (even though it might look fine) could be dry/cracked and allows moisture and water to enter. Do you have aftermarket headlights? If you have a gap from the rubber gasket on you're headlight and the bumper it could be part of the problem because water would drip right on top of the turn signal. I just went to the junkyard and raped every camaro out there for their gaskets because the dealer won't even sell them.

 

Yeah I didn't think about the headlight thing...I might have to do some thing with that also...after I buy a new set of parking lights. Thanks

 

I feel your pain, i'm on my 4th set but once i changed that gasket i also applied some electrical terminal grease on the sockets, then i closed that gap from my headlights and i haven't had a problem since last July, as for purchasing parking lenses the ones on ebay are pretty decent. Good luck.

 

what did you do to close the gap on your headlights?

 

There's two screws (philips head) on each headlight assembly, you can adjust them to move the headlight BUT you have to be careful not to screw up the lighting distance. If you don't want to go that route you can add some washers to the top bracket that holds the headlight in place, you can't really miss it since there's only two brackets that hold the whole headlight in place.