Headlight ring to body molding

Looking for suggestions as to what molding some of you are using/have used and where to purchase it. I'm thinking something like 'P' molding but with more of a triangle shape as apposed to a 'P'.
Thanks.....
Doug

Contact Carey Hines at Special Edition. That's what they use.

WOW Lane!!!!! Thanks for the FAST response and I'll do that.
Doug

You can also get the headlight to body gasket (O-ring) for a VW up to around 1970. Same (more-or-less) as what Carey sells, and available from Mid-America, Cip1, etc.

I think I got one from Mid-America and another one from Carey - both the same. It IS a VW headlight and trim, after all.......

On a Beetle fender there is a lip to hold the rubber in place.

For that reason I thought the rubber wouldn't work on our Speedsters.

I forget what supplier has the round headlight rubber, it is three sided and rests against the groove between the headlight ring and body but appears as flat when looking at it installed.

Same sources I mentioned above - just mount it to the ring inside out and it looks as Alan described, or mount it 'normally' and it looks slightly concave.

Thanks to ALL. I'd purchased the VW type but as mentioned there's no 'ring' on the fender like the VW has. I hadn't thought about turning it over and mounting it to the headlight ring.
Thanks
Doug

I purchase the 356 rubber part from Klassee356 and did the flip thing. It forms a nice clean pretty water tight seal. The gasket is like those engineered flooring transition pieces - kind of T shaped. The T piece fits in the sealing space.

Can somebody please post photos of both types and how/where they are supposed to go? I have some "T shaped headlight seals" that I received when I thought I was ordering seals that were round with a slit that slips over the chrome headlight ring. I don't see any way these "T shaped" things can be used as a seal.

I can take picture tonight. Just had to temporarily remove the lower screw holding headlight bezel to body and the T gasket slipped right on.

Yup, that's it. Put the bottom of the "T" between the trim ring and the body and the top of the "T" spans the gap. Pull the bottom of the trim ring away from the body about 1/2" and start pulling the gasket on from the top to the bottom as you gradually push the bottom of the trim ring back in place. NOTE: If your trim ring is spaced out away from the body too much the rubber gasket will just slip inside when you try to fit it. You may have to move the "L" shaped piece of metal holding the top of the trim ring back a bit to tighten the gap between ring and body to make this work, but it can be done and it will stay in place w/o further messing.

I've never seen any ridge or anything on a VW fender to hold the headlight gasket on - but then, I've never actually LOOKED for one, either!

Speaking of gaskets, though, does anyone else besides me run a rubber gasket behind their horn grills??

I just added the gasket behind the horn grilles. So, that's at least 2 of us. I also added the rubber bits under the front handle.

I have gaskets under my horn grills as well.

Here's snaps of the headlight rubber gasket - probably will need to replace soon as rubber is drying out. The ones on hood handle fit great. I bought rubber trim for engine grille but its a no go without lots of fiberglass grinding. Paul R. even put rubber gaskets under the chrome dash handle.

i didnt even know those headlight gaskets existed.

thanks SOC - i just ordered a pair. :)

Greg, don't you hate it when parts go bad before you even finish the car!

I think the stuff I used on the rear grill came from Stoddard. It is about 1/4" wide and dumbbell shaped. It is a straight piece that gets bent around the perimeter of the grill with one side of the dumbbell exposed. It does a good job of closing the uneven gap between the CMC grill and the deck opening.

I have that dumb-bell piece, too. Make sure that the gap around the grill isn't excessive or the gasket will most likely fall into the void beneath the grill due to vibration over time. If that happens, simply glue the gasket to the grill with clear silicon caulk and replace the grill with gasket as an assembly. That should make it stay put.

I did glue the strip to the grill.

It looks like the part number is 644-505-391-00. I looked at the Stoddard site and it shows this being for the bumper guards.

International Merchantile shows 8 individual short strips under this mumber. Stoddard shows a meter long piece.

What is the horn grill and engine grill gaskets
VW or a 356 part?

Just ordeered the Beetle headlight gaskets - thanks for the tip

Horn and engine grill rubber gaskets are Porsche 356 parts. Make sure you get the ones for 356A - the other models might be different.

Try International Mercantile Part number M6 (grill) and M106 (Horn) I got some for my latest build and they're first rate.

Look here:

http://im356-911.com/images/356-Catalog.pdf

gn

It seems that the headlight rings are made in Thailand

Cost 50B or about 1.75 USD ea.
Any intrest in a group buy - if so I can post to one member and he can send them out

Postage and duty extra but cheap as chips