Do you get water in your tail light assemblies? I did. Here's what I did to fix it.

Alot of leaks are caused by cracks in the lens or an old, leaky gasket.

This is a 13 yr old gasket.

 

first, you need material to make a new gasket. i know you can buy them, but why spend dollars, when you only have to spend cents.

i found two good materials. first, cheap mouse pads. the cheaper and stiffer, the better. wal-mart's most generic will set you back about $2. all you need to do is peel off the thin cloth cover. second, a sheet of craft foam from the craft dept. of wal-mart. it's not as thick, but is only 33 cents a sheet, and is more similar in texture to the original gasket.

 

comparing thickness...


mouse pad

 

...foam sheet.

 

the mouse pad's cloth cover is easy to peel away, and leaves little, if any, glue residue.

 

using the material of your choice, and use the old gasket as a template. a regular pencil makes a visible mark on the dark foam.

 

make sure you mark the location of the holes.

this is where i was wishing i owned a hole-punch.

 

not bad...

 

and now i have 2 new gaskets for approximately 16.5 cents each. and it only takes a few minutes.

cheers!

 

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