Date:         Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:30:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear sidemarker lens issue
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <47EFCA23.21458.1D0ED83D@vwdiesels.gmail.com>
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Thanks for the ideas fellows.  I ended up using a socket and bulb from
RShack in a pinch.  Had to get it cleared up to troubleshoot a bigger
problem.  I do plan to take multiple approaches the next chance I have:
Drill a drain hold in the lens, find a Chrysler socket setup and do as Mr.
Johnston did and check the rabbits when I'm cruising the U-Pull-shIt.

Best to you!


On 3/30/08, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't think there is a gasket used here - neither of my vans had them.
> The boot is supposed
> to keep the connections dry I guess (which it doesn't do very well after
> 20 years of...)
> My '82 had the bulb connectors come apart in pieces of rust when I pulled
> them. I think I was
> able to swap in some bulb connectors from old Rabbit parts I had lying
> around.
> Perhaps some thin foam cut to fit the lens would work as a gasket, or thin
> rubber might work
> better - some foams trap water and encourage rust.
>
> On 30 Mar 2008 at 9:36, Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > Hi volks,
> >
> > I believe the PN for the lens is 321945361A.  I've got a leak from the
> top
> > of the body/lens (presumably) into the boot and spade terminals.  How to
> > stop?
> >
> > I thought I'd seen a gasket or somesuch that mounted betwixt the body
> and
> > the lens to prevent water from getting inside but cannot find any at
> > VanCafe, VanAgain, GoWesty, or BusDepot.
> >
> > Before I head to the hdware store and reinvent the wheel, anyone have a
> > better idea?  ScottTurbo, you mentioned this problem in other areas
> didn't
> > you?
> >
> > --
> > Neil Crawford
> > '82 Diesel Westy
> > Me other car is Swedish
>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
>



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Neil Crawford
'82 Diesel Westy
Me other car is Swedish