 Tail light lense surround? |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| magaoidh |
 Oct 5 2007, 11:08 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Member  Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: 28-August 05 From: sydney,australia Member No.: 4,686  |
The black plastic/rubber? surround on the tail light lense is a separate part or part of the tail light housing?Can any one tell me or advise where they may be available?I thought it was the seal so I bought some seals from A.A,(needed them anyway!)The surround material is brittle and was glued to the lense,made it difficult to remove the lense to replace a globe!!!
Thanks Geoff. |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies(1 - 5)
| purple |
Oct 6 2007, 08:48 AM
Post
#2
|
|
Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
as far as i've looked, those arent available. You may have to get new buckets with better seals. A way around those seals is replacing the rubber on the taillight lense itself. As far as I know, you just get some black silicone and run a bead around the bucket where it presses against the car body and then fasten it to the car to seal it.
Maybe George from AA would know better than me, because I've scoured his site looking for better taillight bucket rubbers myself. |
|
|
|
| 914Mike |
 Oct 6 2007, 10:21 AM
Post
#3
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 27-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 198 |
QUOTE(purple @ Oct 6 2007, 07:48 AM)  as far as i've looked, those arent available. You may have to get new buckets with better seals. A way around those seals is replacing the rubber on the taillight lense itself. As far as I know, you just get some black silicone and run a bead around the bucket where it presses against the car body and then fasten it to the car to seal it... If you use sealer of any kind you should either grease one side of the joint so it will come apart later or put a layer of plastic wrap in between while it cures. Either way, the trick is to put a nice thick bead in there, but don't squeeze it tight till it's cured. After the silicone has cured, you can remove the lens and take out the plastic wrap, THEN tighten it down. I used Vaseline and silicone sealer on my '74, with butyl sealer on the body joint. (Didn't want to use silicone on the body steel, it will rust...) No leaks after 8 years! And yes it lives outside and gets driven in the rain... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
|
|
|
| magaoidh |
Oct 6 2007, 08:00 PM
Post
#4
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: 28-August 05 From: sydney,australia Member No.: 4,686 |
Would there be a part number for the "surround" or would the bucket part no. be it?
|
|
|
|
| MoveQik |
Oct 7 2007, 01:46 AM
Post
#5
|
|
What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,654 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I got new seals AAbout two years AAgo for my tAAil lights. I still get wAAter in my trunk....go figger. PM me and I'll tell where I bought them.
|
|
|
|
| magaoidh |
Oct 10 2007, 03:18 AM
Post
#6
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: 28-August 05 From: sydney,australia Member No.: 4,686 |
QUOTE(MoveQik @ Oct 6 2007, 11:46 PM) I got new seals AAbout two years AAgo for my tAAil lights. I still get wAAter in my trunk....go figger. PM me and I'll tell where I bought them. Do you mean waater still gets in the baack paanel?So, you know where to get the blaack bits too? |
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 11th May 2025 - 01:15 PM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2025 IPS, Inc.