Well there's your problem

[Pomorza]

Hello all

Over the past couple of months I've been investigating exactly how well the rear section of my car is sealed. This past week I discovered, by accident mind you, that the tail light gaskets were no longer really doing much of a sealing job.

This weekend I finally had time to actually take the lights out and see how bad the situation was. Well, the gaskets, which I'm assuming back in the 70's were rubber, were hard as a rock. They didn't come off as much as fall off. Taking the light out of the rear of the car most of the gasket material fell to the ground. I replaced the gaskets with new gaskets I had picked up from MSA the week before. The whole process went rather peacefully other than the nearly everyone of the plastic clips broke.

Which begs the question, does anyone know where one can procure such clips. Literally all but two of the ones holding the rear of the car one broke.

Thanks

Jan

P.S

Pictures

1. is the driver's side with new gasket

2. Older gasket from passenger's side

3. Completed Z

Edited November 7, 2010 by Pomorza

[Z train]

Post a pic of the clip.Possibility of Desert Muscle cars over on Stone.

[Pomorza]

Said clips

Jan

[psdenno]

Said clips

Jan

Plastic Rivets......similar to those that hold the inner plastic panels in place.

Dennis

[Pomorza]

Plastic Rivets......similar to those that hold the inner plastic panels in place.

Dennis

Sorry I didn't know the technical name of them. Yes rivets that would make sense

Jan

[Zealous]

They look just like the interior trim clips but were painted when your car was repainted, you can order a variety of colours from Motor Sport Auto (MSA), Black Dragon, or even get them from Nissan dealers online or local to you.

I believe the nissan part number is 79909-E4100 but I would check this first since the interior clips might be different to the rear finisher and I cannot remember which one these are.

[BrianL1987]

You can also get generic black in "help" section of most franchise auto part stores.

[Z train]

Jan-is your attention riveted yet?

[psdenno]

Harbor Freight has them, too. Slightly larger than original, but way less expensive.

Ztrain is right, this is riveting!

Dennis

[Z train]

Harbor Freight has them, too. Slightly larger than original, but way less expensive.

Ztrain is right, this is riveting!

Dennis

[Pomorza]

Wow this thread made my night. Wow

Jan

[tlorber]

Harbor Freight has them, too. Slightly larger than original, but way less expensive.

Yeah, am I the only one that thinks these things are rediculously expensive? MSA has them for $1.00 each (that's for the black ones-the colored ones are cheaper-explain that one to me). These things CAN'T cost more than a couple cents to manufacture.

How do the Harbor Freight ones fit?