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Tail center light bar foam replacement
I am getting water inside the deck lid and I am pretty certain it is coming in from the corners of the center light bar that says "Subaru SVX" or "Alcyone SVX".
I have ordered new foam inserts for it, there are two, and I was surprised that they were flat when they arrived. I had thought they would be molded to the shape of the corners. The old ones also have a kind of tape on them in the corners. It appears to be that kind of double sided tape that when you peel the backing away leave only the sticky residue, no foam. I am having a hard time finding this. For anyone that has replaced these, how important is this tape, can they be installed with out it. Or can I substitute something else? It is hard to find tape like this.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 Last edited by Sean486; 11-17-2012 at 07:51 AM. |
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
The double sided tape is only used for holding the foam seal in place during assembly. You can use this:
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...le-Sided-Tape/ Make sure NOT to tighten down the nuts too much or the light housing will cut into the foam seal. |
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
agreed, dont over tighten the nuts.
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
Screw it, I'm going to put it on without the tape and see how it goes.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 Last edited by Sean486; 11-17-2012 at 01:26 PM. |
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
What I did was that I used black electrical tape around all the edges of the bar and the back tail lights so that all the water run down to the bottom near the bumper where it should go.
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
The foam was pretty stiff compared the soft new gaskets, it should be good for another 20 years now.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
yes I love high tech repairs!!!that how I fixed my windshield weather stripping.............G
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
Are the foam inserts available from Subaru or some other supplier? I have a similar leaking center light bar...
Scott Klamath Falls, Or |
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Re: Tail center light bar foam replacement
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84940V $8.26 Sheet packing-rear finisher When you click the link to order them it will put 2 in your cart, since it needs one for each side. If you have an account there you can log in then, the link below it will take you to the relevant page. http://www.subaruparts.com/diag/?mod...category=842-1
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