H2O in Milano Trunk

[O & R Popa <popa@xxxxxxx>]

Fellow Alfisti,

Can anyone h*lp me locate a set of tail light assembly gaskets for a '87 
Milano?  I'm sure other people have replaced these gaskets before.

It's been a wet winter in Seattle this year, and the trunk in my Milano 
is no happier about it than I am.  A few weeks ago I noticed some 
moisture in the trunk and I've been battling the problem ever since.  I'm 
not winning.  I had the rear window sealing checked professionally and 
have eliminated it as the source of the problem. The folks at the glass 
shop checked the tail light assembly gasket and found it to be falling 
apart.  Not surprising after twelve years.  They sealed the assembly with 
some caulking.  The water comes in now more than ever.  I really need to 
get a set of the original gaskets.  From my experience with another car, 
this is the only permanent fix.  The local Alfa dealer can't find this 
item in the parts list; thinks that they only come with the tail light 
assembly.  Any help in locating this part (I'd like to replace both 
sides) would be appreciated.  In liew of the original parts, has anyone 
made these from stock gasket material?

Octavian Popa - NWARC - Sammamish (Washington's newest city)
'84 Spider (in nap mode), '87 Milano (soggy trunk)

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