Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum

General Category => Parts For Sale & Wanted => Topic started by: KWZ on March 08, 2011, 04:07:07 PM

Title: Wanted: NOS taillight & trunk handle gaskets '49 Kaiser
Post by: KWZ on March 08, 2011, 04:07:07 PM

Just a shot in the dark, but does anyone have a good NOS set they are willing to sell? Apparently the repro ones need to be modified to fit correctly.  Thanks, Kent

Title: Re: Wanted: NOS taillight & trunk handle gaskets '49 Kaiser
Post by: joefrazer on March 08, 2011, 06:06:18 PM

Heating the repops in a pot of hot water for a few minutes will make them pliable and fit as they should. The club's manufacturing fund does have the trunk handle gasket in stock. Rudy Phillips should have the tail light gaskets.

Title: Re: Wanted: NOS taillight & trunk handle gaskets '49 Kaiser
Post by: KWZ on March 08, 2011, 08:24:08 PM

We'll try it!

Title: Re: Wanted: NOS taillight & trunk handle gaskets '49 Kaiser
Post by: Jim B PEI on March 09, 2011, 07:01:37 AM

The heating in water works for many types of gaskets and seals. For example, the darn near impossible task of replacing a rear Studebaker C or K coupe rear window is made much easier when the pros do it by soaking the seal in hot, soapy, slippery water. THEN and only then the string trick will work.

Title: Re: Wanted: NOS taillight & trunk handle gaskets '49 Kaiser
Post by: mbflemingkf on March 09, 2011, 11:21:57 PM

Kent, I have both in perfect condition on my web site.  Believe they are repros...much better than dried out 60 year old rubber (in my humble opinion).

Mike

www.tarheelkf.com