Rear lights
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pauljmcnulty
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The rear lights have to be sealed in, so there's two possibilities. It could be a bad re-sealing job when the lights were taken out to replace or repaint around them, plenty of cars get a light knock on the corners over the years, or more likely it's an untidy attempt to cure a water leak. You can easily reseal it; gently warm the sealer to soften it, remove the light, clean it all up, and apply the new sealer a bit more carefully than the previous owner!
Catamax944
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it's definitely the factory sealant ,it does that especially in the summer . Take your tail lights out ,clean the surface and reseal them ,be careful though as that sealant is pretty hard to clean ,don't scratch the paint.
Copperman05
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Dum Dum mastic is the stuff you need, old stuff gets hard and brittle after time or gets dissolved with heavy detergents/degreasers. Not too difficult to use, its quite pliable, you roll it into long snake shapes like you did plasticine at school and place around light cluster before refitting, have to remove old stuff first mind. Edd
I bought a roll of the genuine stuff from Porsche for something stupid like £40, but we wanted to do the cab "right"... when I get round to it we will use what we need and can divide the remainder up if anyone is interested. There are plenty of cars that have leaking tail lights, but also plenty where the original seals are still working fine after 20odd years, so I reckon the original stuff is probably as good as it gets. Tref.
Hi Phil Mine's exactly the same, but I've managed to clean it up with a mild solvent (ie one that won't go for the paint) Can't recall which...either white spirit or meths, then more Autoglym on the paintwork afterwards. Anyway, the joint doesn't leak water!!
pauljmcnulty
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That's the right stuff, but is availably cheaper here, and in different colours to match your 944. [link=http://www.langleystoys.com/acatalog/info_30132.html]The other Woolie's lamp-sealing putty[/link]
I used this stuff from e-bay. worked a treat easy to use and plenty in the roll to do the job a few times. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOLT-ON-PANEL-SEALER-BUTYL-TAPE-ROLL-STRIP-SEALANT-BONDING-CARS-BOATS-VANS-/280993498856?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item416c8486e8 I recall buying it cause some-one on here had used it and posted a link.
Clewsey
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Looked at an amazing condition 1991 944 S2 yesterday and I also noticed this had the same. Had a proper drive of one yesterday for the 1st time and I have to say I was very impressed. Very torquey engine I thought.ORIGINAL: Alpine My rear lights have an unsightly sealant along the bottom edge, see pic below. After a while it stains the paintwork below, where the rain washes it downwards. Has this sealant been there from new or added later, and if the latter does anyone know why?
I have some of the pukka Porsche sealant - miles of it. If you want some (for the cost of P&P) then drop me a PM. BUT ... ... I can't recommend it. It may have been the best schnizzle when the cars were new but it ain't great now, and I struggled to make it seal properly. I ended up using some closed-foam insulation tape, as recommended by Scott, with a very light smear of clear silicone on top of it. Even that's not 100% waterproof, but it's a lot better than the proper stuff. Oli.
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