Sealing Defender headlights?

[landroversforever]

What's the best way to seal up the headlights in a defender? Do the rubber boots work?

I've got new IPF headlamps and bulbs to go in when I've redone the wiring and I'm wondering how to keep the water out.

If the 90 was offroad only I'd just fit sealed beams.

[tacr2man]

anything is possible with enough sikaflex

[mmgemini]

I've never had a problem with Hella headlights

[jbs]

Ross, I use ordinary clear silicone sealant,Bathroom sealant, Cheap, cheerful and does what it says on the tin, Mines been sealed up like this for years, Bit of a pain to remove the bulb when the bulb is blown but it really does work all the same.

John

[jad]

I put some of the rubber boots on and then gaffa taped round the edge. this seemed to do the trick.

Jad

[FridgeFreezer]

I drilled ~5mm outlet holes at the bottom of the headlight...

[Ex Member]

Throw them away and buy sealed units..... Personally I deep wade too often and got tired of cleaning out light. H4 bulbs are just not designed to seal to the housing.

There are still some modernish vehicles that have 7" round lights and they are properly sealed. The ones I use are the factory units for Hummer H2s. They use a modern bulb (9007) that is designed to seal to the housing. The other plus is that the bulb life is much longer than an H4. The light pattern is really good and they are not too expensive.

Here: http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=23781&langId=-1

[GBMUD]

I drilled ~5mm outlet holes at the bottom of the headlight...

The headlamps on my 90 have had that treatment c/o a past owner. It took me a while to work out that the bulbs shattered each time I drove it in the rain due to water droplets being blown around the inside of the headlamp bowl. Once I blocked the holes my visits to Halfrauds became less frequent.

Chris