It seems the law of averages has finally caught up to me. Today when I was pressure washing all the salt & dirt off my '81 244, both of the lenses that cover the reverse lamps (5 section tail lights) came off. Funny, I've driven 240s for over 25 years and have never had one of those lenses come off on me. I know it happens all the time on those cars 'cause I've seen heaps of 'em out at Pick 'n Pull with those parts missing off the tail lights but it has never happened to me, ever. Now today both come off at nearly the same time. Life is weird sometimes.

Anyhoo, I was just wondering what type of glue it reputed to work best for reattaching those lenses to the tail light housings. Anybody successfully repaired one of those things before ? What did you use and how long did it last/has it lasted ? I don't want to use something that doesn't work too well and have those lenses fall off again when my girlfriend is driving the car all over town on her job.

Thanks in advance,

Roj

well i can rule out contact cement for ya, i used that and as soon as it hit around -15 it just fell off when i was driving. You need some glue that has a bit of flex to it so it doesnt become uber brittle when it gets cold

I'd use a couple dabs of trim adhesive....that stuff holds anything. Unless you need to get the lens off again at some point....

clear silicone

clear goop - FTW!!

Great stuff
Everyone needs a tube on the shelf

You betcha...glued the sole of my cowboy boot on years ago...still going strong.