1966 Chateau Slate L78 Chevelle

[Too Many Projects]

Thanks for the great pics, especially the correct headlight bezel painting. Glad you got back to this car. Guess you have another 4 months before decent driving weather to keep working on it.

Where did you find the correct tail light bezel gasket at the body ? All I ever see is the solid ones, with no cut out relief for the bend and they buckle. I cut mine and it isn't very noticeable, but it's still there and bugs me.

[OneStopRestoration]

Hi Mitch, You have to cut them to mimic what the originals did to allow the gasket to form and flow around the corners. You just have to be careful and use a razor blade or xacto knife. Based on what I can see of the originals, they already had the relief cuts in them for a production setting.

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by OneStopRestoration

Hi Mitch, You have to cut them to mimic what the originals did to allow the gasket to form and flow around the corners. You just have to be careful and use a razor blade or xacto knife. Based on what I can see of the originals, they already had the relief cuts in them for a production setting.

OK, that is what I did and they look OK, I think I needed to cut just a little deeper as they still wanted to buckle. I have to take them off again sometime, so I'll make a slight "adjustment". Yours lay very flat and look original.