Hi - does anyone produce the rear wing gaskets other than fierostore as theirs don't seem to be the right size. I do still have the original ones but seem to be a bit of a pain to fit them right.
I haven't heard of another source. Here is what I did.... warm them up in a pan of hot water (boiling?) to soften, then install. Also, get something to seal the bolt/thread holes, as the "gaskets" don't do a good job and it could leak later (into your trunk).
it does - I've found that the fierostore's version doesn't really fit - ihave had mine oem ones in a bucket of hot soapy water which did help but are still a little difficult to have them fit perfectly without bending the raised edge in places.
If anyone is near one of these Vendors perhaps they could ask to do a trial fit on the wing stands. Or would it be possible to make moulds from a good set of wing stand gaskets and use liquid rubber poured into the moulds to make new gaskets? There should be a few manufacturers that make rubber gaskets for automakers.
Does anyone know where or who made the initial Fiero wing gaskets? Too bad the Fiero store gaskets don't fit properly, perhaps they could ask their source to improve the fitment of their gaskets. Just throwing this out there as ideas.
I managed to get some deformed OEM gaskets to fit properly by putting them into a pan of very warm water. While they were still warm and pliable, I placed them onto the base of the stands so that the lip fit around the stand properly. In my case, the lip on both sides had somehow managed to get underneath the stand and were crimped down. The warm water made them pliable enough that I could reshape them around the stands. That might also work with the Fiero Store gaskets. I wouldn't suggest a hair dryer since that heat is applied in only one area. Warm water spreads the heat evenly.
Since a similar style wing was used on other GM cars, You might find something on the F-Body forums. http://www.thirdgen.org/
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I managed to get some deformed OEM gaskets to fit properly by putting them into a pan of very warm water. While they were still warm and pliable, I placed them onto the base of the stands so that the lip fit around the stand properly. In my case, the lip on both sides had somehow managed to get underneath the stand and were crimped down. The warm water made them pliable enough that I could reshape them around the stands. That might also work with the Fiero Store gaskets. I wouldn't suggest a hair dryer since that heat is applied in only one area. Warm water spreads the heat evenly.
I'll shed some light of the Fiero Store gaskets. The issue is that the physical size of the entire gasket is too small. It's as if the company who makes them measured the inside diameter of the stand bases instead of the outside diameter. The top photo is a cross section of how the wingstand should fit into the gasket. The lower picture is what occurs with the Fiero Store gaskets. You would have to be able to increase the entire size of the gasket for it to fit, otherwise the wingstand sits in the gasket like my bottom picture. There is no way to "stretch" the lip. The entire gasket would have to be stretched from the center outwards so it is entirely a different size and then it would sit correctly as demonstrated in the blue line in the top picture.
The gaskets they carry now are a lot better than the firsts ones they came out with.
Thank you for noticing! Indeed, the gaskets we have now are from a different manufacturer with a completely new mold. The only issue you might have with these new gaskets is the bolt pattern. GM used more than one bolt pattern, so if yours doesn't match ours, you will need to drill a new hole or two.
Thank you for noticing! Indeed, the gaskets we have now are from a different manufacturer with a completely new mold. The only issue you might have with these new gaskets is the bolt pattern. GM used more than one bolt pattern, so if yours doesn't match ours, you will need to drill a new hole or two.
That sounds like good news. I knew that you guys would get it right as all of the other repro parts that you sell fit like a glove.
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