Toad
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I am having a problem with may guages on my dashboard. They appear to have condensation that I can't get rid of. Any solutions?
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It happens to us often. If we leave the running lights on for 10 or so hours they clear up. Then on next humid day they will get a little moisture in them. They seem to need heat to dry up. I assume they are not sealed. Only happens to us on the upper helm. Upper helm is fully enclosed and gauges do not get wet. Where we boat it rains a lot and the nights are cool and the bridge is heated.
So they will come apart? do you take them apart from behind the dash I assume? ThanksI had the same problem except it was a film on the inside of glass and would not dry out. I had to take apart gauges and clean the glass. Not easy but it can be done. Mine looked like they had fog on the inside of the glass.
Further to this subject; I've again experienced moisture in one gauge that will not go away, most likely because of the onset of cold weather. I'm going to try the "rice" remedy without taking the gauge out of the dash. My idea is to place the rice around the face of the gauge and seal it up with poly and tape. With any luck, over a period of a few weeks, the rice will absorb the moisture from the inside of the gauge through whatever small gaps there may be between the bezel, glass, and the gauge body. It might be worth a try. I know for sure that the moisture entered the gauge from the front because of that pesky leak I have in the windshield. The towel I use as sun protection for the helm just happened to wick the rain water out of the "gutter" between the edge of the dash and the window frame. The dash ledge directly beneath the gauges was soaked but only the trim gauge was affected. I'll know in a few weeks if I'm a genius or a retread:wink:
I'll know in a few weeks if I'm a genius or a retread:wink:
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