Sealing tail lights.
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pauljmcnulty
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That's the stuff. What I don't know is the right size to buy?
You need to get it good and hot: the bodyshops use their heat lamps to soften it in order to get a good seal. Tighten the bolts on the lamp housing evenly, and carefully.
I got what I thought was a thin profile, but still have it leaking out of the housing. Easy to trim off, and better to be over-sealed, but there must be a correct size? [
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You need to get it good and hot: the bodyshops use their heat lamps to soften it in order to get a good seal. Tighten the bolts on the lamp housing evenly, and carefully.
I got what I thought was a thin profile, but still have it leaking out of the housing. Easy to trim off, and better to be over-sealed, but there must be a correct size? [
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Shark
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Every 944 I have seen has had some of that black gunk sealer dripping out the base of the rear lights. I think its the stuff the factory used to seal the rear lamps, almost a solid sealer but it is a very very slow moving liquid, that is now dripping out the back of the cars 25 years later. I usually just trim off the excess over hanging gunk, and clean up any from the paint work with some tar and glue remover.
Kongsodoken
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ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty
That's the stuff. What I don't know is the right size to buy?
You need to get it good and hot: the bodyshops use their heat lamps to soften it in order to get a good seal. Tighten the bolts on the lamp housing evenly, and carefully.
I got what I thought was a thin profile, but still have it leaking out of the housing. Easy to trim off, and better to be over-sealed, but there must be a correct size? [
PET says 9mm $[8|]
I hate the stuff I used neoprene foam in the end .......good job must have fitted the lights 20x [
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pauljmcnulty
Active member
I think I bought 6mm, and it still oozes out!
I guess more is better than less, as unsealed rear lights suck in fumes and water...
944Scott
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ORIGINAL: Kongsodoken
ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty
That's the stuff. What I don't know is the right size to buy?
You need to get it good and hot: the bodyshops use their heat lamps to soften it in order to get a good seal. Tighten the bolts on the lamp housing evenly, and carefully.
I got what I thought was a thin profile, but still have it leaking out of the housing. Easy to trim off, and better to be over-sealed, but there must be a correct size? [
PET says 9mm $[8|]
I hate the stuff I used neoprene foam in the end .......good job must have fitted the lights 20x [
Snap!
I need to take mine out again soon for more mod's.
bumperblue
New member
The black putty really does seem like one of Porsche's manufacturing methods that might not have been the best thing. Personally, I removed it and carefully using decorators masking tape, the blue stuff, masked the opening and then the light itself then put the light back on and then gunned a clear silicone mastic bead into the gap not too much, just enough to fill the gap and not have it sink. Then just before it skinned, smoothed it off removed the tape and lights are sealed. Virtually invisible to. The bead is not too strong and removal of the lights if needed is fine. 3 and half years later and the car always out and no leaks and still looks good.
Also you can get water inside the lights as well I drilled a small hole in the bottom about 2mm diameter (invisble) and that cured that problem. No idea how water gets in must be between the individual segments. I suppose after 20 odd years I would leak to!
Ian
Also you can get water inside the lights as well I drilled a small hole in the bottom about 2mm diameter (invisble) and that cured that problem. No idea how water gets in must be between the individual segments. I suppose after 20 odd years I would leak to!
Ian
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