Ferrari Mailing List: Re: taillight gaskets saga

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Michael -

 

Sorry, been looking but to no avail.  I found my old lights but I must have reused the gaskets.

 

Thing is - when replacing the lights, make REAL sure you get a good water proof fit.  If you ever drive in the wet, intentionally or accidentally, this rear area is negative air pressure and for all intents, tho there is no such thing as suction, sucks water into rear boot. 

 

There the water soaks the cotton batting and corrodes the tiny but long screws which hold on the tail lights. 

 

To that end, to prevent driving the 3 mm screw through the plastic (steel vs. plastic - steel wins) lights make REAL sure the 5 mm nut is free to ride the entire distance freely so there are no hang ups.  Otherwise there is a possibility of hanging up the nut on the 3 mm threaded rod stock and driving the 3 mm screw deep into the lens which makes a very expen$ive cracking $ound.

 

Onward

 

DOUG