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Al, I dont have a pic or any OEM lights. There is a little fitting with an O ring on it that looks like a smoke stack with a cap on it. It is stuck into the OEM lights and the OEM cornor lights. All I have is a memory of it being there when I bought some new lights for my X and hade to move these vents from the old set to the new ones.
i know that there are 2 holes on the backside of the ("old" style) clearcorners
Not sure of the OEM corners, though.
If i remember correctly (and when i get home i'll verify this) there ARE little black "plugs" in the holes on the bottom of my aftermarket OEM-style headlights (that i've got selling on eBay). I'll take a pic and post.
(Sorry 'bout the crappy camera-phone pics) - But, you get the idea. These are in no way "vent stacks" - just a hard rubber or plastic plug in a hole. Doesn't wiggle or move or allow air in or out. Just a plug...
Dang - I'm reviving a 6 year old thread. I'm no expert, and I have the OEM lamps, but I have an idea.
Al (RIP) had it right by attaching a vent to the TOP of the light. When it heats, it'll evaporate. That will make it rise. I doubt that the condensation would vent to the bottom.
Also to help dry them out. Those little silica bags that come packed in with new shoes and other product you buy, are there to absorb moisture. I have tied a couple to a string and hung it in through the bulb hole over night. They will help suck all the moisture out.
Here is a stock factory headlight off of a 1997 mercury mountaineer. On the bottom of the housing there is a small hole that is then covered by a very fine mesh 'sticker.' I know on retrofitsource.com you can get Goretex 'stickers' that are I think 20mm and cover a 10mm hole to allow the headlight to breathe. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/accessories/goretex-patches-49892.html#.Vk_xHrerSCg