Like Acura604 said, use some RTV silicone and seal around the gaskets.
If you can, take out the unit, remove the electrical parts and fill it up with distilled water and see where the leak is.
Here is the ChrisFix video for it.
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Originally Posted by Hector3Civics
get a small drill bit and drill tiny holes in the bottom of the glass part. it'll let the water drain and if you take it to a shop it's what the mechanic is gonna do but they'll charge you an hour of labour. It's what i did to a car this morning actually.
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Don't do that.
Like mentioned, it's a ghetto fix, and this "fix" has its own issues. If you get dirty water(rain by itself is acidic in nature) in there, it can eat away the chrome parts. Not good.
Sealing it properly is harder, but much better in a long run. I had a body shop seal my taillight gaskets(taillight condensation is a common RX-8 issue) for free. Never had moisture again in the rain.
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Originally Posted by joostin
^ same thing happened to me, i'm wondering if its from driving through the lakes that are appearing curbside around the city?
also wondering, what would you do to get the condensation out before resealing the headlight?
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Could just be the moist air, really.
Flush it with distilled water(no tap water, unless you want water spots) beforehand, then dry it out with a hairdryer. Remember to spread the heat evenly; you don't want to warp the plastic housing(don't ask me how I know this).