if you have water in your trunk. I was getting a nice pool in the drivers side well after every substantial rainfall. A few weeks ago I checked the gasket and it looked fine but I could tell water was getting passed it. I cleaned the surface that it presses against and torqued the you know what out of the nuts and I was relieved to find a dry trunk well this morning after a heavy rain last night.

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'81 300SD

The new gaskets are a b*tch to install. Older gaskets will have the metal frame press into them, creating a good seal. The new gasket is still pretty round, requiring more force to install properly.

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Don't disagree that the taillight gaskets can let water in when they get old and dry or deformed.

But just a note that you're in beautiful California... as a caution to those in more rusty states (or provinces_, you won't want to "torque the you know what" as you'll be more likely to hear a snap as the whole thing lets go.

Gently snugging them up will work better

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