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tail light housing sealer #591118 01/22/10 08:05 PM 01/22/10 08:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 91 S.E. Wis A a4runer OP member
a4runer OP member A Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 91 S.E. Wis	I am putting the Road Runner back together and can not remember what type of sealer was between the quarter panel and the extention. I think old age and 4+ years apart are causing this problem. I thought there was a thread on this but the search seemed confused when when I tried it. Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.... Bruce P.S. 1969 is the year I know they sell a gasket but this car did not have those when I took it apart.

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: a4runer] #591119 01/22/10 09:49 PM 01/22/10 09:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 541 C car48nut mopar
car48nut mopar C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 541	They may have been taken off years ago. They did come from the factory with gaskets. Remember, your car is 41 years old. A lot can go on in that much time.

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: car48nut] #591120 01/23/10 12:25 AM 01/23/10 12:25 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,123 Warrenton, VA RoadRunnerJD master
RoadRunnerJD master Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,123 Warrenton, VA	No gaskets. Use 3M Heavy Duty Drip Check in between the outside edge of the mating surfaces and wipe off the excess. It's a paintable seam sealer in a squeeze tube. Do not use any sealer across the bottom. That is how the extensions drain (the bezels don't fit water tight). Mine is A4 too...

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: car48nut] #591121 01/23/10 12:32 AM 01/23/10 12:32 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,123 Warrenton, VA RoadRunnerJD master
RoadRunnerJD master Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,123 Warrenton, VA	Quote: They may have been taken off years ago. They did come from the factory with gaskets. Remember, your car is 41 years old. A lot can go on in that much time. If you ever took any originals apart, you would see remnants of a hardened sealer... No gaskets. What documentation do you have that calls for gaskets? A gasket would make the joint too big.

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: RoadRunnerJD] #591122 01/23/10 07:26 AM 01/23/10 07:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI 71TA I Live Here
71TA I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI	Quote: Quote: They may have been taken off years ago. They did come from the factory with gaskets. Remember, your car is 41 years old. A lot can go on in that much time. If you ever took any originals apart, you would see remnants of a hardened sealer... No gaskets. What documentation do you have that calls for gaskets? A gasket would make the joint too big. Some 69's DID have gaskets. Majority used some kind of black seam sealer. No 70's had gaskets.

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: 71TA] #591123 01/23/10 10:05 AM 01/23/10 10:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 91 S.E. Wis A a4runer OP member
a4runer OP member A Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 91 S.E. Wis	Thanks all for the help. I know this is the place to come when the brain fade takes over. I know I have seen them with gaskets but this car had never been apart so I did not think gaskets were the answer.RoadRunnerjd post some pictures if you can.I painted mine alittle more silver then a4 when I did this used the same silver as on the new Mopars...Challengers,Jeeps and 300's.Really pops in the sun. Also has A4/pewter interior from the factory so aliitle different then most...I hope. Again Thanks to all...Bruce

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: a4runer] #591124 01/23/10 12:07 PM 01/23/10 12:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI 71TA I Live Here
71TA I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI	Unless you a doing a trailer queen I would use the gaskets. They aren't really meant to seal. More of an anti-abrasion device. They are very firm, .030" black plastic. would still use dum-dumm (black butyl strips) on the studs/nuts. www.DetroitMuscleTechnologies.com Mopar body and heater box restoration gaskets

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: a4runer] #591125 01/23/10 12:17 PM 01/23/10 12:17 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,123 Warrenton, VA RoadRunnerJD master
RoadRunnerJD master Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,123 Warrenton, VA	Quote: Thanks all for the help. I know this is the place to come when the brain fade takes over. I know I have seen them with gaskets but this car had never been apart so I did not think gaskets were the answer.RoadRunnerjd post some pictures if you can.I painted mine alittle more silver then a4 when I did this used the same silver as on the new Mopars...Challengers,Jeeps and 300's.Really pops in the sun. Also has A4/pewter interior from the factory so aliitle different then most...I hope. Again Thanks to all...Bruce [/quote If you use a gasket, there's no place fir the water to drain out of the fender extension. Click on my signature link below for some photos. It's A4/B7 bright blue bucket seat interior

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: RoadRunnerJD] #591126 01/23/10 05:23 PM 01/23/10 05:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI 71TA I Live Here
71TA I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI	Those plastic qtr extension "gasket" aren't really gaskets. More of an anti abrasion device. They can't seal. Theres no compliance to them.

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: a4runer] #591127 01/25/10 01:45 PM 01/25/10 01:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,636 Nashville, TN M MOPARMIKE69 master
MOPARMIKE69 master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,636 Nashville, TN	The original caulk is white and there aren't any gaskets on 69 road runners. 3m Fast and firm works great. It seals and holds the paint for years and years. Put it on, assemble , wipe the excess off with your finger, let harden and paint as usual. 69 Road Runner vert 69 GTX hard top 70 Road Runner 4 speed 70 Hemi Cuda vert

Re: tail light housing sealer [Re: MOPARMIKE69] #591128 01/25/10 04:15 PM 01/25/10 04:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI 71TA I Live Here
71TA I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,439 Warren, MI	This picture is of a 69 qtr ext WITH a factory gasket laying to the side and my gasket ON the part. Took me 2 years to find someone with a real factory qtr ext gasket with a factory part number on it. What was that about "no gaskets on a 69"? Now there are NO gaskets on 70's even though REM sells a crude rubber one. I make a 70 Coronet qtr ext gasket even though the factory never did. I made it cause a few people asked for them. I'll probably do one for 70 Plymouths too. 5759198-69qtr.jpg (54 downloads) www.DetroitMuscleTechnologies.com Mopar body and heater box restoration gaskets

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