resealed rear lights

desperado · 11th December 2008, 09:08

feed up of the water coming in so i whipped the rear lights out 2min job ,both seals had gone in the same place,as a temp fix i've siliconed them in . o/s light had alot of water in it. hope this stops it for a while . where's the best place to get these seals from. dan

The_Monk · 11th December 2008, 09:20

I would have thought the silcone would have been better than the seals, rather than use it as a temp fix. Is there any benefit to using the oem seals?

My car is slowly being silconed together! In a crash it will just spring back to its original shape with the amount I used!!

Still got to do my rear windscreen as thats been leaking for over 7 months now.

desperado · 11th December 2008, 09:32

yes your prob right ,but you must try and look professional sometimes

The_Monk · 11th December 2008, 09:36

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Originally Posted by desperado

yes your prob right ,but you must try and look professional sometimes

I'm doomed straight away then! I have selotape holding my radio antenna in place.....

Corwen · 11th December 2008, 09:44

YOUR CAR WILL STILL BE ON THE ROAD WHEN OURS ARE NOT, BUT DON'T PULL THE STRING!!

Greeners · 11th December 2008, 11:45

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Originally Posted by desperado

feed up of the water coming in so i whipped the rear lights out 2min job ,both seals had gone in the same place,as a temp fix i've siliconed them in . o/s light had alot of water in it. hope this stops it for a while . where's the best place to get these seals from. dan

Funnily enough I did mine last night.

The trick is to tacke them out and give them a wash in warm soapy water to remove the grime. Allow to dry, then I glue the join with superglue, again leave to dry.

They apply a light coaut of vaseline to both sides. Then refit to the opposite side that it came off. The reason being is the lamp side seals on a very thin edge which compresses over time.

Make sure the appature in the rear wing is clean and re fit the unit.

When you tighten the 3 nuts, push th lamp in, and tighten finger tight equally, then nip up with a socket. Do not over tighten them.

Sit back and admire your handy work.

adrenalin rush · 11th December 2008, 20:50

Got my new seals from SMC next day cheep to as i recall used silicone around top of light cluster to seal them and have had NO leeks as yet

Now going out into the cold to check :xmas-smiley-013:

11th December 2008, 09:08	#1
desperado Loves to post 75 saloon 2003 cdti conn se (ronned) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: stafford Posts: 321 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	resealed rear lights feed up of the water coming in so i whipped the rear lights out 2min job ,both seals had gone in the same place,as a temp fix i've siliconed them in . o/s light had alot of water in it. hope this stops it for a while . where's the best place to get these seals from. dan

11th December 2008, 09:20	#2
The_Monk I really should get out more....... - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 2,586 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I would have thought the silcone would have been better than the seals, rather than use it as a temp fix. Is there any benefit to using the oem seals? My car is slowly being silconed together! In a crash it will just spring back to its original shape with the amount I used!! Still got to do my rear windscreen as thats been leaking for over 7 months now.

11th December 2008, 09:32	#3
desperado Loves to post 75 saloon 2003 cdti conn se (ronned) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: stafford Posts: 321 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yes your prob right ,but you must try and look professional sometimes

11th December 2008, 09:44	#5
Corwen Loves to post ROVER 75 CLUB SE 1.8 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: heanor Posts: 460 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	YOUR CAR WILL STILL BE ON THE ROAD WHEN OURS ARE NOT, BUT DON'T PULL THE STRING!!

11th December 2008, 20:50	#7
adrenalin rush Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 + Anthracite Grey commission no 002172 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Twickenham Posts: 597 Thanks: 23 Thanked 64 Times in 32 Posts	Got my new seals from SMC next day cheep to as i recall used silicone around top of light cluster to seal them and have had NO leeks as yet Now going out into the cold to check :xmas-smiley-013: