69 Taillight housing

[comet_666]

Anyone know what nuts hold these in? Also was it standard procedure to use black rtv or whatever all over the gaskets?

[WHITE AND RED 69]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-1970-Dodge-Charger-Tail-Light-Nuts-/380942647446?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item58b1f38096&vxp=mtr

[twodko]

The OEM gaskets on my car had no adhesive. When we finished our restoration I just used new gaskets
.........same same with the lens to housing connection. Just new gaskets. Also don't
crank the fasteners down too hard.

[green69rt]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-1970-Dodge-Charger-Tail-Light-Nuts-/380942647446?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item58b1f38096&vxp=mtr

$1.50 a nut plus shipping.  Wow.

[comet_666]

Yah wow exactly!
I may just find nuts/washers to fit.

Thoughts on the goop all over these housings?

[comet_666]

Or how to get the lenses to shine up again?

[nvrbdn]

  i wonder if the new headlight polishing kit would polish up that plastic? 

[twodko]

First thing to do is run them through a wash cycle in your dish washer BUT NOT THE DRY CYCLE.

I think one of the HL polishing kits would work but the dig would be getting into the deepest parts
of the lens. Maybe a Dremel tool with some kinda buffing wheel thingy might work. 

[gtx6970]

IMO< the correct nut is
It's the only nut  I've seen on several cars I've looked at on on the car I just finished

avail at  

http://amkproducts.com/bulk3.asp?part=B%2D13877

[comet_666]

Min order is $30.00 lol
Guess I could poke around that site a bit to see if I need anything else but I think it's the worst website ever devised by man.

Thanks for the tip!!!

[jaak]

Or how to get the lenses to shine up again?

I know this sounds crazy, but I read it online, and did it with my lens. Use toothpaste to polish them. I cleaned them up real good with soap and water, then polished them by hand with toothpaste (I actually used a toothbrush on the ribbed portion). They turned out great, nice and shiny and after a couple of years of use, still look as good as the day I finished them up.

Jason

[comet_666]

Was just thinking about cleaning them yesterday...ill try the tooth polish and see if it works!!  Thanks for the tip!

[Ghoste]

I've use the Meguiars plastic cleaner and polish with good results but toothpaste does work, I've done it in the past.

[comet_666]

I used toothpaste and it removed quite a bit of the easy stuff, then I switched to 1500 grit wet sand and then washed and put a bit of armor all on them.

Worked out great, 90% of the pits and scraped and whatever else came right off!

Now, I just need the chrome trim...

[comet_666]

Here are a few pics

[comet_666]

An another

[JB400]

Looks pretty good