joe mcmillan

I just bought some 3/8" one side sticky weather stripping at Lowes. Stuck it to the back side of the light where the original gasket should have been. Two years now and no leaks.

homer1959

How thick ?

joe mcmillan

1/4 or 5/16". Don't remember the specifics as it was 2 years ago. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and grab something that looks right. I believe the original gasket was about 3/16" thick. It was all deformed and shrunk.
Takes two screws to remove the light, a few minutes to clean it, then a couple minutes to make and install the new gasket.
Not even enough time to suck up a six pack.

homer1959

Thanks Joe I,ll get that,....and a 6 pack

homer1959

Job done took 30mn max, time for only one beer...It was easy to understand why one should expect it to leak at one point, the gasket was real flat with no softness in it.....$4.00 well invested

Toddman38

iTrader: (5)

Are you guys just peeling off the old foam gasket, and installing the new rubber style from lowes or home depot?

threegr8katz

I left that on there and bought weather strip marine grade placed around edge reattached walla

yimmyc88

iTrader: (1)

Ya.. 2014 here too and same thing.. going to silicone it.. why bother with weather stripping?? If you remove it.. just re-apply the silicone. No biggy!

Masi1926

I used silicone on my 05 and cracked my light, peeling even ever so gently.
I'd give the weather stripping a shot first.
My 13 wasn't leaking, but around the edge let leaves and pine needles.
10 yrs and they couldn't get it right? Ford, please fire that design engineer!

joe mcmillan

Yea, peel the old one off, clean the light and then put the new one where the old one had been.
Mine has been on for two years now and still good.