Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in news:Xns98C2CFE3332B4jyanikkuanet@
64.209.0.86:

> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns98C2852C5CA08tegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>> dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>> news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains hard.
>>> I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>
>>
>>
>> Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>> water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>> a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>>
>>
>
> and use some dielectric grease to prevent more socket corrosion from
> happening.
>



Good point. Ordinary white lithium grease works just fine, in case you have
that. Even Sil-Glyde silicone grease works.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in news:Xns98C2CFE3332B4jyanikkuanet@
64.209.0.86:

> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns98C2852C5CA08tegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>> dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>> news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains hard.
>>> I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>
>>
>>
>> Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>> water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>> a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>>
>>
>
> and use some dielectric grease to prevent more socket corrosion from
> happening.
>



Good point. Ordinary white lithium grease works just fine, in case you have
that. Even Sil-Glyde silicone grease works.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in news:Xns98C2CFE3332B4jyanikkuanet@
64.209.0.86:

> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns98C2852C5CA08tegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>> dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>> news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains hard.
>>> I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>
>>
>>
>> Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>> water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>> a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>>
>>
>
> and use some dielectric grease to prevent more socket corrosion from
> happening.
>



Good point. Ordinary white lithium grease works just fine, in case you have
that. Even Sil-Glyde silicone grease works.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:20:29 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
wrote:

>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>news:hehfr2tm65bprsnjlcu4ab5alduid1vlcn@4ax.com :
>
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:07:31 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>>>news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains
>>>> hard. I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>>>water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>>>a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>> Thanks. Plus I probably have to change the bulb.I have the gasket,
>> I've been meaning to change it for a few months. I tried once but
>> couldn't get the plastic off even after removing the four bolts. And
>> it is not the side with the key. I'll have to try again.
>
>
>
>There are SIX nuts, not four! Look more carefully!

No, there were only the four. This is the part on the trunk, not the
body of the car. I just kept pulling and it popped off. There was
something else holding it though that looked like it should have been
pushed to release but it came off anyway.

I got put on the new gasket and replaced the bulb, and the brake
warning light went away.

I didn't use any grease on the bulb though; the guy at the parts store
said that it really didn't need it. There wasn't much corrosion, I
think the bulb just went.

Now I just have to wait for it to rain and I'll find out if the gasket
fixed the leak. The old one was pretty dried out so I think that it's
a fix.

Thanks for the help.

 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:20:29 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
wrote:

>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>news:hehfr2tm65bprsnjlcu4ab5alduid1vlcn@4ax.com :
>
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:07:31 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>>>news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains
>>>> hard. I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>>>water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>>>a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>> Thanks. Plus I probably have to change the bulb.I have the gasket,
>> I've been meaning to change it for a few months. I tried once but
>> couldn't get the plastic off even after removing the four bolts. And
>> it is not the side with the key. I'll have to try again.
>
>
>
>There are SIX nuts, not four! Look more carefully!

No, there were only the four. This is the part on the trunk, not the
body of the car. I just kept pulling and it popped off. There was
something else holding it though that looked like it should have been
pushed to release but it came off anyway.

I got put on the new gasket and replaced the bulb, and the brake
warning light went away.

I didn't use any grease on the bulb though; the guy at the parts store
said that it really didn't need it. There wasn't much corrosion, I
think the bulb just went.

Now I just have to wait for it to rain and I'll find out if the gasket
fixed the leak. The old one was pretty dried out so I think that it's
a fix.

Thanks for the help.

 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:20:29 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
wrote:

>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>news:hehfr2tm65bprsnjlcu4ab5alduid1vlcn@4ax.com :
>
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:07:31 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>>>news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains
>>>> hard. I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>>>water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>>>a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>> Thanks. Plus I probably have to change the bulb.I have the gasket,
>> I've been meaning to change it for a few months. I tried once but
>> couldn't get the plastic off even after removing the four bolts. And
>> it is not the side with the key. I'll have to try again.
>
>
>
>There are SIX nuts, not four! Look more carefully!

No, there were only the four. This is the part on the trunk, not the
body of the car. I just kept pulling and it popped off. There was
something else holding it though that looked like it should have been
pushed to release but it came off anyway.

I got put on the new gasket and replaced the bulb, and the brake
warning light went away.

I didn't use any grease on the bulb though; the guy at the parts store
said that it really didn't need it. There wasn't much corrosion, I
think the bulb just went.

Now I just have to wait for it to rain and I'll find out if the gasket
fixed the leak. The old one was pretty dried out so I think that it's
a fix.

Thanks for the help.

 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:20:29 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
wrote:

>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>news:hehfr2tm65bprsnjlcu4ab5alduid1vlcn@4ax.com :
>
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:07:31 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in
>>>news:39mer21fpfd7rlr1ghfj1craqjtk3k6839@ 4ax.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is, naturally, the light that gets water in it when it rains
>>>> hard. I'll have to do some work on it this weekend.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Replace the taillight gasket. It's making a poor seal and allowing
>>>water in. You've likely got some corrosion in the affected sockets, so
>>>a bit of work with some sandpaper would do you good.
>>
>> Thanks. Plus I probably have to change the bulb.I have the gasket,
>> I've been meaning to change it for a few months. I tried once but
>> couldn't get the plastic off even after removing the four bolts. And
>> it is not the side with the key. I'll have to try again.
>
>
>
>There are SIX nuts, not four! Look more carefully!

No, there were only the four. This is the part on the trunk, not the
body of the car. I just kept pulling and it popped off. There was
something else holding it though that looked like it should have been
pushed to release but it came off anyway.

I got put on the new gasket and replaced the bulb, and the brake
warning light went away.

I didn't use any grease on the bulb though; the guy at the parts store
said that it really didn't need it. There wasn't much corrosion, I
think the bulb just went.

Now I just have to wait for it to rain and I'll find out if the gasket
fixed the leak. The old one was pretty dried out so I think that it's
a fix.

Thanks for the help.