Hi

I have some sti lights to fit to my sister's classic. I went to Subaru yesterday to buy the adhesive for the rear lights to seal them but they don't sell it What have you used to seal the rear lights?

Thanks

 

I used rather alot of clear waterproof bathroom sealant. The cluster is still there and hasn't leaked since. once it dried I just used a sharp knife and trimmed off the excess. The worst job is scrapping off all the balck butumen stuff.

 

When someone reversed into her car and broke the rear light I replaced the lense with a brand new one. I tried to seal it using silicone sealer and it never sealed afterwards Was this the type of stuff you used?

 

I used homebase waterproof sealant the second time I did it. The first time I used some stuff I had lying around, didn't bother reading the label, only when I discovered it was still leaking did I discover that I had used water resistant sealer not waterproof.

Since i've used waterproof sealant, the clusters not leaked since.

Worth checking what type you used.

 

I'll have a look for that then, no idea what I used before because it was about 2 years ago now

Do standard lights normally come with some sort of gasket? Subaru seemed to think they do but the one I bought from a Subaru dealer didn't

 

Mine were held in with about 6 bolts and a ring of black sticy mastic type stuff. When I removed the cluster I scraped it off. No such thing as a gasket in mine.

 

That's what I thought

Cheers

 

The absolute best stuff, bar none, can be had from (the dreaded) caravan dealers. It's marketed as a "non-setting mastic", and is for sealing caravan trims, fitings, windows etc that might otherwise leak.
Any decent 'van dealer will sell you some.

It's a greyish-white, and in a standard sized mastic tube for a mastic gun.

Alcazar

 

Paul

I may have some to hand, very similar stuff to the above mentioned. You can get it from good bodyshops.

I'll have a look

Cheers


Iain

 

That'd be fantastic If not then my parents may be able to get some from a caravan place because they are caravanners

Thanks

 

ALL the best people are!

Alcazar

 

Paul

I have found some, should be enough for you, about a golf ball size of the stuff.

Let me know where to send it etc.

Cheers



Iain

 

Cheers Iain.

I'll send you a pm later on tonight

Thanks

 

I used black gutter and rainware sealant on my classic it worked,

 

Paul

Posted it out to you yesterday. Looks a bit suspect wrapped in clingfilm, lol, but i didn't want it sticking all over the envelope etc.

Cheers


Iain

 

I had a rear light letting water into the boot, scraped the black goo off and used good quality draught excluder.

Secondary seal across the top where the black plastic surround meets the bodywork under the bootlid.

 

i used butyl tape from volvo it's the same as the stuff subaru use on the light's from the factory. it cost less than a tener, it's the best stuff to use because if you use something that dry's then you will never get the lights out if you ever needed to