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Tailight Reinstall
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From: JawJa
Tailight Reinstall
Have a minor question.
I've replaced the door handles and rear spoiler w/the body colored ones. No problem and looks really good.
I reinstalled the two taillights. If I look hard, I can see a very thin gap around them (primarily, around the bottom of them). You can barely make out the tabs (ears) where they fit back into the bumpers housing. I can also barely make out the shiney tab on the bumpers housing. I assume it's the bumpers "stop tab" so as to prevent the tailight from being pushed back into the opening. You just put the taillight back up to the opening and fit it into the tab openings of the body and you hold it flush in the opening. Then the screw is screwed back in. Very straight forward. Part of the taillight housing (or tab), doesn't wedge behind something in the opening does it? I was careful taking them off and don't recall any trick.
Only reason I'm asking is that, if there's any gap (even minute), will water somehow get in? I know you can purchase the seals but that's for a different application.
Again, it is a very thin gap but does anyone else see what I'm talking about?
I've replaced the door handles and rear spoiler w/the body colored ones. No problem and looks really good.
I reinstalled the two taillights. If I look hard, I can see a very thin gap around them (primarily, around the bottom of them). You can barely make out the tabs (ears) where they fit back into the bumpers housing. I can also barely make out the shiney tab on the bumpers housing. I assume it's the bumpers "stop tab" so as to prevent the tailight from being pushed back into the opening. You just put the taillight back up to the opening and fit it into the tab openings of the body and you hold it flush in the opening. Then the screw is screwed back in. Very straight forward. Part of the taillight housing (or tab), doesn't wedge behind something in the opening does it? I was careful taking them off and don't recall any trick.
Only reason I'm asking is that, if there's any gap (even minute), will water somehow get in? I know you can purchase the seals but that's for a different application.
Again, it is a very thin gap but does anyone else see what I'm talking about?
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From: JawJa
Thanks, Stan.
That's it exactly. I didn't think that I missed anything. Like I said, it's very thin but makes you think you didn't snug it in correctly or something.
I still wonder if water (i.e. rain, washing car) can get in. Maybe it drains??
BTW. I lived there from '70 to '72. Had a Rambler stationwagon and had Surfboard Makaha build a board for me. Paradise! Surfing, and women. Not necessarily in that order. I have a million stories.
That's it exactly. I didn't think that I missed anything. Like I said, it's very thin but makes you think you didn't snug it in correctly or something.
I still wonder if water (i.e. rain, washing car) can get in. Maybe it drains??
BTW. I lived there from '70 to '72. Had a Rambler stationwagon and had Surfboard Makaha build a board for me. Paradise! Surfing, and women. Not necessarily in that order. I have a million stories.
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I probably will, however, I wasn't concerned with drip from the taillights but the possiblity of water getting in thru the thin gap.
The seals are advertised just for the "dreaded drip" as I recall, correct. Not for preventing leaks into the bumper. Most don't even have the seals.
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Had to pull the passenger side outside tail light this evening. Any water entering via the tail lights has a straight run down the rear fascia to the ground. Had the screw clip drop down and had to undo the bottom black fascia to reach up and find the clip. If you are concerned pull a tail light using a T15 Tork screwdriver, from memory, to undo the single screw located at the top of the tail light and use a small flash light to see the large passage that will allow any water to run out. Should only take 5 minutes!
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Or . . .
. . . do what several of us have done.
With the tail-lights out, drill a hole at the 6 o'clock position, about 3/16" diameter, that will be hidden by the light. Any water left around the lights from washing the car will tend to drain through the holes and eventually onto the ground, rather than weep out later and stain your freshly chamoised (or micro-fibered) beautiful paint.
PS: this is a good excuse to buy the right-angle drill you have been wanting.
With the tail-lights out, drill a hole at the 6 o'clock position, about 3/16" diameter, that will be hidden by the light. Any water left around the lights from washing the car will tend to drain through the holes and eventually onto the ground, rather than weep out later and stain your freshly chamoised (or micro-fibered) beautiful paint.
PS: this is a good excuse to buy the right-angle drill you have been wanting.