[alfa] Re: Sealing GTV6 Tail Lights

[Stefano.Iachella@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>I
>found instead that the inside of the tail lights could have served as small
>aquariums (aquaria?), due to leaks from our mo(i)st recent installment of
>California liquid sunshine (and a fairly small amount).

>The original seals look like they may have been simply some kind of
>caulking, rather than formed rubber gaskets- they are seriously shrunken
and
>cracked, and provide little effect against moisture. Has anyone found a
>source for a better replacement? I expect that I can cut some patterns, and
>make my own from neoprene (wet suit material maybe?). I suppose also, I
>could simply just drill a bunch of drains.....(just kidding!).

I haven't been able to find them. Your neoprene idea sounds
great. I removed all my lenses (Alfetta has individual ones),
and cleaned out the cruddy rubber. I found at the local Pep Boys
/Kragen etc., some rubber weather stripping that looked small
enough. The were 'L' shaped in cross section, so I carefully
with a razor, cut the 'L' down the middle and had two strips
of square cut material. I put a bead of silicone in the trough
of the lenses and laid the strip in. At the joining point, I
slant cut the tips and laid them down. The rubber protrudes 
above the trough so it will press on the body of the car. It seals 
great, but was a lot of work. I was unemployed at the time, so
I had nothing better to do.

Stefano
Walnut Creek, CA
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