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Mines a 68' too. The think the new seals are OER. I have the flat side facing the panel now and they seal up pretty well except in the center where I need to push the gasket down to sit tightly on the lens. That's why I was wondering if you're suppose to glue them in place on the lens to make the install easier. I'll try flipping around like yours but it appears this will actually create a trough that will trap water, i.e. the high part of the step is on the perimeter of the gaskets and the low side is on the inside perimeter. Anyway, my stock ones were flat on both sides. THanks, Sheen> .........................................................................> The paint shop just installed a set of those gaskets on my '68. They go > stepped side toward the panel, fitting around the slot's extruded steel, > and the side tabs fit into the ends of the center piece of steel in the > tail panel that crosses the middle of each lens. I had the tail panel > replaced, and the passenger-side gasket didn't quite seal (slight leak > when you blasted the lens straight-on with a hose) so they used a bit of > dum dum, too.> > Andy> > > S Sterchi wrote:> > >First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List> >.........................................................................> >> >I bought these from CI and they're just foam/sponge gaskets. The originals are more like a coal-tar based seal, a much better product. Are you suppose to glue these in place before installing? Also, are they supposed to be installed flat side out or "stepped side" out. The stepped side does not seem to have a purpose, i.e. it seems like they should be flat on both sides.> > > >Thanks,> >Sheen> > > >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]>> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html>> > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/>> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>> > Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999>> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>> _________________________________________________________________ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
