Getting water/moister out of my 4 beam headlights?

[big JC]

Just got a 2003 awd and the 4 beam is new to me I have not tinkered with them yet There is a signeficant amount of water droplets in them I see there are some clips holding them together should I split them in half and clean them? Put them back together with some plumbers putty? Or should I just remove them and dry them out with a heat gun? Any tips?

[CaptSquid]

There's an EXCELLENT article (Foggy, Foggy Nights, pg 94) in the latest PM magazine (August 2010), now on the shelves, on just this very subject. For some reason, that article isn't on-line, so it will require you to pry open the vault known as a wallet and purchase the magazine.

[LiftedAWDAstro]

I think there is a vent tube on the back side of the headlights that should allow the moisture to evaporate. You can't separate the lens from the housing...or at least I don't think so. Not sure how else you get the moisture out.