Rear tail light gasket
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Hi all,
I am going to replace the cracked tail lights and reflector. However, I confuse on the gasket when ordering. Did #21 and #22 replace #16?
On the other hand, do I need order #4? Did #4 is come with the rear reflector?
My 964 is 1991.
Thanks a lot.
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I believe you can leave 16 out. (My '93 came that way to me, and I've seen RSA's that came without it.)
Further, I think 16 was a first year ('89) notion subsequently dropped by the factory (as unnecessary?) on later years.
The 21 & 22 taillight gasketry I have.![thumbup](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/thumbup.gif)
I'll leave to others the question of that middle-span gasket. ('Cuz I don't know!)
Further, I think 16 was a first year ('89) notion subsequently dropped by the factory (as unnecessary?) on later years.
The 21 & 22 taillight gasketry I have.
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I'll leave to others the question of that middle-span gasket. ('Cuz I don't know!)
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my91 had #16. I seem to remember the redesigned tail lights didnt need them. I didnt use them when I replaced my lights and had no problem.
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My '92 doesn't have them either. I think it kinda looks funny though, and if I ever do a tail light out job (like applying film), I'll probably add them back in. It looks like somethings missing to me.
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It is interesting that Porsche seems to have stopped using the gasket after a few years of production.
My 92 was delivered new without the #16 gasket. I also recently replaced all my tail lights and was able to sort through my dealers inventory to pick out "good ones".
I went through 5 different boxes of recently ordered NOS lights and did not see one #16 gasket.
I now wonder if I had ordered lights for a '90, would the #16 gasket have been included?
"Newsboy" Steven, when did you order the new light for your '90?
My 92 was delivered new without the #16 gasket. I also recently replaced all my tail lights and was able to sort through my dealers inventory to pick out "good ones".
I went through 5 different boxes of recently ordered NOS lights and did not see one #16 gasket.
I now wonder if I had ordered lights for a '90, would the #16 gasket have been included?
"Newsboy" Steven, when did you order the new light for your '90?
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My car has the no. 16 gasket. My rear lights were slowly filling up with water in bad weather so I replaced the gaskets and problem solved so in my case they definately perform a function.