Tail Light Lens Alignment/Fit, Am I missing a seal? |
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Tail Light Lens Alignment/Fit, Am I missing a seal? |
FlacaProductions |
Apr 13 2019, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California |
On my new-to-me 74, the rear tail light lenses don't seem to fit tight. They don't snug up on the inboard/reverse light section. Could they have been installed without a seal or without the proper (thick enough) seal?
I'm away from the car for a few weeks but working through issues that I noticed when it was delivered and I had about 48 hours with it - documented a number of them but didn't get the opportunity to pop the lenses off. They are euro amber/red signals - in great shape but not sure of their origin.... (the pic seems to exaggerated the gap - it's not nearly as wide as it appears, but it clearly doesn't run parallel with the body) Thanks! b |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Apr 13 2019, 02:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,896 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
should be a seal on the lens itself, and because the segments are glued together and the old assemblies warp over time, it always takes some time to fit the lenses, we usually put them on carefully and then tap them as we snug the nuts one at a time it was a bad design by hella to glue three segments together. Often we would get new factory sets already in pieces in the box as the gluing did not last. Hold the nut in the tight position the tap the lens and as you tap the nut will snug. again make sure that there is a gasket on the lens and where the lens fits to the trough of the tail light body it is clean of debris
On my new-to-me 74, the rear tail light lenses don't seem to fit tight. They don't snug up on the inboard/reverse light section. Could they have been installed without a seal or without the proper (thick enough) seal? I'm away from the car for a few weeks but working through issues that I noticed when it was delivered and I had about 48 hours with it - documented a number of them but didn't get the opportunity to pop the lenses off. They are euro amber/red signals - in great shape but not sure of their origin.... (the pic seems to exaggerated the gap - it's not nearly as wide as it appears, but it clearly doesn't run parallel with the body) Thanks! b |
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