[T3] Glad I caught THAT

[Max Welton]

It's a 67.

Years ago I drove my very rusty 68 square out to Portland OR and went
through some rain. Everything leaked on that car including the tail
lights. Kept blowing fuses until I sealed them up with some silicone
sealant from a car parts store.

Max

On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
> On 7 Apr 2026 at 13:14, Max Welton wrote:
>
> > Thanks Jim. This one is definitely warped and not sitting down into the
> > slot.
>
> If it's a genuine German Hella, then someone probably installed it carelessly
> at one time and now it's taken a "set" to the warped condition. I'll bet you
> could force it to sit back into the slot and let it sit facing the sun on a hot day,
> perhaps with the lamps energized. That might restore it.
>
> What year? If this is an early taillight, I'd expect those to be stiffer, and
> harder to resurrect.
>
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