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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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ok i got the halo type off ebay, yes the rubber seal around the perimeter is falling off in several spots. love the headlights themselves, just need a way to keep the rubber gaskets on? i may try gorilla glue, but if someone has something that will work better il be greatful.
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 10:48 PM
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ok i got the halo type off ebay, yes the rubber seal around the perimeter is falling off in several spots. love the headlights themselves, just need a way to keep the rubber gaskets on? i may try gorilla glue, but if someone has something that will work better il be greatful.
I wouldn't use gorilla glue. It expands so much as it dries you'd be cleaning it off the lens.

I would heat them up, peel them apart, and then reseal them. That's the only right way to do it.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 12:04 AM
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I think he is talking about the rubber weather stripping that attaches to the outside perimeter and not the actual headlight seal. In which case, I've heard of some people replacing it with a different weather stripping from Home Depot.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 02:07 AM
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I think he is talking about the rubber weather stripping that attaches to the outside perimeter and not the actual headlight seal. In which case, I've heard of some people replacing it with a different weather stripping from Home Depot.
yeah thats exactly what i meant the outer weatherstrip seal, good idea getting another type of strip, if anybody has had luck with certian types?
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Auto and Marine D-Profile Weatherstrip, that's what me and a few others have done.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 08:31 AM
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Auto and Marine D-Profile Weatherstrip, that's what me and a few others have done.
awesome i will def look in to getting some thanks
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Originally Posted by VIP1
I think he is talking about the rubber weather stripping that attaches to the outside perimeter and not the actual headlight seal. In which case, I've heard of some people replacing it with a different weather stripping from Home Depot.
Originally Posted by JDEP162
yeah thats exactly what i meant the outer weatherstrip seal, good idea getting another type of strip, if anybody has had luck with certian types?
Ah, my bad.

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Auto and Marine D-Profile Weatherstrip, that's what me and a few others have done.
Well there ya go. Easy enough.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 11:52 PM
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Ah, my bad.



Well there ya go. Easy enough.
yep, appriciate the responses, gona order it from amazon for 7 bucks, il post up results
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