Leakage Into the Rear Tail Lamps

Figure 17:

Figure 18:

WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE REAR TAIL LAMPS

Refer to TSB 90-8-12 for installation of a secondary lamp housing gasket. Confirm that the tail lamp housing lens is not cracked or damaged. Sealing the tail lamp bulbs and sockets with silicone is usually not required, but adding grease to the socket terminals will reduce the possiblility of socket corrosion.

If a prior repair was performed to the metal end panel that attaches the lamps, water leakage may still be a concern. The possible water leak sources are shown in Figures 17 and 18. These are. . .

^ Floor pan to end panel sealing, cracked welds or weld pin holes.

^ Center tail lamp lens housing, lock cylinder gasket and/or mounting surface.