Flush mount taillights link?
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Flush mount taillights link?
Can someone give me the best link (or if you done it and care to post) to what I need for flushing my taillights please? There were a few long while back....need to know size of screws and spacers to buy....home depot? lowes??? thanks alot!!
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The kit I bought came with 2 spacers 3/4", 6 at 1" and 2" T15 (torx) black screws. It also came with seals but you can find the same seal (MD Silicone Door Gasket #68668) at Home Depot and there's enough to do 2 cars.
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This info was posted by a forum member a while back:
Parts needed:
• Six (6) 1” L x ½” W x .194 Hole Size Nylon Spacers ($4.77)
• Six (6) ¼” L x ½” W x .194 Hole Size Nylon Spacers ($3.42)
• #8 x 2” Zinc Pan Head Screws ($0.98)
• One Frost King Rubber Foam Weatherseal 3/8” W x 5/16” thick x 10’ long (adhesive backed). I got the black weatherstripping. ($3.98).
Simply unscrew the tail lights, clean the area, put the weatherstripping around the tail light (where the red casing meets the black casing of the light). Then insert new screws and spacers on the back side and screw them back into the mounting hole.
The two center lights get one 1” spacer on each screw.
The outside lights get three ¼” spacers on each of the outer most screw. ****
The inner screw on the outside most lights gets one 1” spacer.
Fit so the weatherstripping looks good and screw them back in.
*** - Life is simpler if you buy two (2) extra 1” spacers and cut ¼” off with a Dremel or hacksaw. Then you are not fighting three pieces when you want to take out your lights for detailing or whatever. Then eight (8) screws, eight (8) spacers. The outer shorter ones are easy to spot, but to make it even easier, I sprayed the two outer spacers with some enamel paint I had in the garage to really be able to tell the difference when working with them. And, you can save $1.83.
Parts needed:
• Six (6) 1” L x ½” W x .194 Hole Size Nylon Spacers ($4.77)
• Six (6) ¼” L x ½” W x .194 Hole Size Nylon Spacers ($3.42)
• #8 x 2” Zinc Pan Head Screws ($0.98)
• One Frost King Rubber Foam Weatherseal 3/8” W x 5/16” thick x 10’ long (adhesive backed). I got the black weatherstripping. ($3.98).
Simply unscrew the tail lights, clean the area, put the weatherstripping around the tail light (where the red casing meets the black casing of the light). Then insert new screws and spacers on the back side and screw them back into the mounting hole.
The two center lights get one 1” spacer on each screw.
The outside lights get three ¼” spacers on each of the outer most screw. ****
The inner screw on the outside most lights gets one 1” spacer.
Fit so the weatherstripping looks good and screw them back in.
*** - Life is simpler if you buy two (2) extra 1” spacers and cut ¼” off with a Dremel or hacksaw. Then you are not fighting three pieces when you want to take out your lights for detailing or whatever. Then eight (8) screws, eight (8) spacers. The outer shorter ones are easy to spot, but to make it even easier, I sprayed the two outer spacers with some enamel paint I had in the garage to really be able to tell the difference when working with them. And, you can save $1.83.
