Tail light housing mounting hardware question, The rubber washer |
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Tail light housing mounting hardware question, The rubber washer |
Pat Garvey |
Jan 21 2008, 08:18 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Each tail light housing assembly(not the lenses) mounts to the body in four places. Each mounting place has a bolt, metal washer & rubber washer.
What is the size of the RUBBER washer? My PET is blank about size (????), and my paper parts manual is out on lend. I have no rubber washers on mine. Could have been misplaced when the car was repainted almost 30 years ago - who knows. I DO have replacement rubber washers, but they appear to be too large to fit. So, what's the size? Pat |
GWN7 |
Jan 21 2008, 09:32 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Pat,
while they appear to be too big they are in fact exactly the same size and type of material that the originals were made of. When I make parts, I determine what the exact DROM rating of the original material (DROM rating is the hardness of the rubber or also known as Shore A hardness) is to determine what the new ones should be made of before I proceed. They were then measured with a micrometer to determine size and thickness of the material. Then they get made (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) You have no worries about getting giged for points with having these on your car. Pic 1 shows the original on the housing Pic 2 shows the new one over top the original Attached image(s) |
Pat Garvey |
Jan 22 2008, 08:14 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Pat, while they appear to be too big they are in fact exactly the same size and type of material that the originals were made of. When I make parts, I determine what the exact DROM rating of the original material (DROM rating is the hardness of the rubber or also known as Shore A hardness) is to determine what the new ones should be made of before I proceed. They were then measured with a micrometer to determine size and thickness of the material. Then they get made (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) You have no worries about getting giged for points with having these on your car. Pic 1 shows the original on the housing Pic 2 shows the new one over top the original Bruce, The only reason I brought this up is because the replacements measured exactly ONE INCH by my caliper (which is old). One inch didn't "feel" metric, yet my PET is blank for the size. Just a head scratcher though. What judge in they're off day would check the measurement for such an obscure, mostly hidden part. Would like to know the factory metric measurment (diameter) though. Pat And Scott & Jon - check the pics of Bruce's. These really are barely visible & could easily have been lost if your 914 was repainted. If you don't have them at all, talk to Bruce - he makes them & they're very nice. |
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