I had the same problem as #3 on my 91 LS400. Might have been from rain as well though. Had been a problem for a long time until I fixed it. I don't recall exactly how I removed the parking light (driver side), but here's what I do remember:
- I took the battery out, thinking it would give better access, etc., but it did not really help.
- the light kind of came out at an angle. There's like one screw, and then it is snapped in at the other end.
- I pried it and it popped out. I think it's pretty tough, and you should not be afraid to pry on it.
Regarding the water collection, I looked at the light. It has a vent, so it is already exposed to air going in and out. But the vent was high up, allowing water to collect. My solution, was to drill a hole at the lowest corner of the light (on the black plastic inside, of course), allowing water to drain. Solved the water collection problem perfectly, and since the light was already exposed to air, I don't think I caused any extra problems by drilling the hole. I couldn't figure out why the light was getting wet in the first place, but this solved it. No problems on the passenger side.
good luck
Ok, I was kinda thinking about drilling a hole, but I thought it might cause damage, but now with your suggestions and thinking about it, I'm just going to drill a small hole at the bottom, very easy and will definitely solve the problem once and for all. I'm just worried about it cracking or something. And I'm gonna mess with that parking light because I really want to install my HID's but don't want to snap my headlights in half. Thanks man.
It's illegal!!
Yes, it is, but I'm not worried about it. It's also Illegal here in California to tint your driver and passenger windows but many people do, the result of getting caught is having to take it off and pay a maximum of a $10 fine, which is nothing. When I said opinions, I was referring to if 65% was too dark to see at night or if I could go darker.