Tail Light Sockets

[rockwood06]

Check your tail light sockets. I am preparing for a long trip and I am checking my camper out from top to bottom to make sure all is ok. As I was checking the clarence and tail lights, I noticed that I had a right brake light that was out, I removed the lens to replace the bulb and found that the socket had corrosion on it. It looked like water had leaked into the lens, I pulled the left lens off and found the something, but the bulb was still working. I don't see any gaskets or rubber seals on the lens covers or the base of the light fixture. Are these light fixtures supposed to some kind of seals on them?

[dimurrrw]

In my experience the interface between the lens and white plastic housing does not come with a gasket. You might try making a gasket using plumber's putty or a strand of rope putty. Should work and any excess that squeezes out should be easy to clean up.

[Oakman]

I had to replace the brake light on my old Wildcat and the lens cover had a bead of chaulking around it on the outside. I played hell getting the lens cover to come loose, I thought for sure I was going to break it. My new Wildcat doesn't have this chaulking.