Re: [MV] Fwd: Lube for Vinyl Cab Top Installation

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Feb 12 2005 - 07:13:46 PST


At 7:09 AM -0500 2/12/05, Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
>Use the lube (dielectric compound) Buzz mentions
>to coat the lamp sockets in all you fixtures,
>brake lights, marker lights, etc. Connectors
>will benefit from it too, particularily those
>that are twist lock. The gaskets may have long
>since dried up and make the connectors hard to
>turn when installing.
>It works for me.

I dabbed a bit of petroleum jelly on mine and
added some o-rings of the right size to make a
good seal inside the housing. I also found some
o-rings to go on the outside of the lenses.

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