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Old May 1, 2023 | 01:02 PM
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Blinker fluid 😎


Seems like I went too hard on blinker fluid

Is there something I can do to save it? Myself, without going to the car shop? Works so far.

Thanks!
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Old May 1, 2023 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SviFi

Seems like I went too hard on blinker fluid

Is there something I can do to save it? Myself, without going to the car shop? Works so far.

Thanks!
Moisture is inside, you knew that already. Either replace it or leave it alone until/if it fails. It might not fail.
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Old May 1, 2023 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SviFi
Seems like I went too hard on blinker fluid

Is there something I can do to save it? Myself, without going to the car shop? Works so far.

Thanks!
Dry it out with a hair dryer or a heat gun
stop washing your car with pressure
Pressure washing is the worst way to wash a (modern) car
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Old May 2, 2023 | 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by BenzNinja
Dry it out with a hair dryer or a heat gun
stop washing your car with pressure
Pressure washing is the worst way to wash a (modern) car
Thank you for the tips!
Indeed, it may have happened after an automated wash with a lot of power-washing, which was an unfortunate necessity.

Will attempt the hair dryer trick!
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Old May 2, 2023 | 05:43 AM
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Thank you for the tips!
Indeed, it may have happened after an automated wash with a lot of power-washing, which was an unfortunate necessity.

Will attempt the hair dryer trick!
It works, don't worry, you'll likely need to do it up to three times to for best result without removing the led strip
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Old May 2, 2023 | 06:14 PM
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Suggested method should work, Be careful not to melt anything, go slow and keep the dryer moving all the time. Park so the Sun hits that side of the car.

Anyone have instructions to remove the Mirror / Strip? Every now and then after washing the error will show that the blinker is out, however it will dry out same day and operate fine.
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Suggested method should work, Be careful not to melt anything, go slow and keep the dryer moving all the time. Park so the Sun hits that side of the car.

Anyone have instructions to remove the Mirror / Strip? Every now and then after washing the error will show that the blinker is out, however it will dry out same day and operate fine.
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Old May 3, 2023 | 02:59 AM
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I have not seen any condensation inside the mirror
Anyway. you know what caused it and hopefully you don't see any more things like that
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