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General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: pjkaiser on September 01, 2018, 06:15:02 AM

Title: Headlight Ring "Pad"?
Post by: pjkaiser on September 01, 2018, 06:15:02 AM
I took off my headlight rings on 1953 Kaiser Traveler and found a rubber ring of sorts, hardened over the years and close to falling apart.  Any reason why it's there?  Do we have anything to replace it?
Title: Re: Headlight Ring "Pad"?
Post by: joefrazer on September 01, 2018, 06:34:22 AM
It's a gasket that was factory installed. It did a great job at trapping water although its original intent was as anti-rattle material. The ring is a different part number but is the same type of material used behind the Darrin headlight bezel.
Title: Re: Headlight Ring "Pad"?
Post by: pjkaiser on September 01, 2018, 11:15:05 AM
I didn't know that about the Darrin bezel needing that since mine did not come equipped with one when I purchased it.   Is this something the MFG. fund supplies.   If not, where do I find that material.   I will need some for my Darrin as well as for my Traveler!
Title: Re: Headlight Ring "Pad"?
Post by: Terry T on September 01, 2018, 02:57:35 PM
merely take a strip of closed cell foam of appropriate width and thickness, and glue it end to end, not mobius strip type, making it the diameter of the headlight.  i.e, stuff a ring of foam to close off the area between the headlight and headlight ring