tailight gasket
- Roland Paetsch
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tailight gasket
Is there a trick (other than brutal force) to get the rubber gasket on to the the base of the teardrop taillight? Which end is better to start with? It seems necessary to stretch the gasket quite a lot.
Roland
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Re: tailight gasket
No trick Roland. Just stretch it. I found it a little easier to use the end with two studs as first insertion. Use a little silicone lube or soap and water to make the job easier but wash it all off before installing on the car.
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Re: tailight gasket
Warm it up in hot water-not boiling and it will stretch easier
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- Roland Paetsch
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Re: tailight gasket
Thanks for the advice. I got it on, with silicone lube and violence.
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Re: tailight gasket
From what vendor did you purchase this rubber part?
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Re: tailight gasket
Brad- I purchased a pair of yours last year. They were pretty tight to install. Which ever end you start with, the other one would be the easy one. The end result was very good.
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- Roland Paetsch
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Re: tailight gasket
Brad,
It was on the car when I bought it so I do not know the vendor. I just refurbished the base. So somehow I managed to take the gasket off and put it back on again. It wasn't easy, I had to stretch the rubber to the extent that I was afraid of breakage which fortunately did not happen.
It was on the car when I bought it so I do not know the vendor. I just refurbished the base. So somehow I managed to take the gasket off and put it back on again. It wasn't easy, I had to stretch the rubber to the extent that I was afraid of breakage which fortunately did not happen.
Roland
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Re: tailight gasket
...just want to add that the taillight is original SWF K3260, but the rubber gasket must have been renewed at some point.
Roland
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