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Rear Tail Lights Edge Perimeter Trim Rubber Gasketry

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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 01:28 AM
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GA Rear Tail Lights Edge Perimeter Trim Rubber Gasketry

Mine are not so good. Is this available new from anywhere ? Is there a substitute extruded rubber profile that can be used ? Any help or direction is appreciated.
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 05:19 AM
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there is no direct replacement available from mazda. you will have to fabricate a new outer gasket.
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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Yeah people have been looking for a replacement for these for years.

I ended up just going to a rubber/foam stockist and bought some foam "tape" that had a sticky side that you peeled the backing paper off and was around a 1/4 inch thick, but compressed very easily down to about 1mm or so.

I took the lights off, cut up the foam "tape" and stuck it to the lights where the old gasket sat. Then re-bolted the lights to the car and tightened them up.

It worked a treat and hasn't leaked once.

It looked like this stuff, you remove the yellow paper backing to reveal a sticky underside....only mine wasn't that thick or wide....but you get the idea.



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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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According to Mazdatrix you can still get'em.....

http://www.mazdatrix.com/n-1.htm
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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Nope ^

They only have the ones for SA's available.
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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sweat i need them
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