Are these things reproduced and if so ....anyone know who carries them??
thanks guys
Seb

I'm just going to sit back and see who is the first to know what you are even talking about :D

To help remove moisture from the tail light enclosure?

Cigarette filter material works good.

Cigarette filter material works good.

It's not so much function that I'm looking for. ;)

Mike you have trained too many guys :).......funny this should come up was in kansas at the regional show there, car next to me was 66 vert and owner was very very confident his car very very correct ( hes not a TC member).....OK car but he needs your CD to get it up to speed, anyway after some things i was able to point out which he challenged me on Then i had to mention the wicks ......

My neighbour works for " Sharpie" he is my wick source :)

Mike you have trained too many guys :).......funny this should come up was in kansas at the regional show there, car next to me was 66 vert and owner was very very confident his car very very correct ( hes not a TC member).....OK car but he needs your CD to get it up to speed, anyway after some things i was able to point out which he challenged me on Then i had to mention the wicks ......

My neighbour works for " Sharpie" he is my wick source :)

marker tips uncolored ??

marker tips uncolored ??

YEP... colored or not.. just wash em out!! :yes:

and Bill.. Thanks for the Referral.. I'll have to make sure you have a handful of my Business Cards in the future.. could help sales shoot up even higher :disco:

Enough Already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

What are you talking about?

Enough Already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

What are you talking about?

When I was a little tot...I think it is those little things I used to steal from my Grand Daddy's Chevelle and stick up my nose... ;)

Enough Already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

What are you talking about?

here you go Rob # 10
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/IMG_0643.JPG (javascript:;)

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/IMG_0645.JPG (javascript:;)

So its some sort of little plug to keep debris and what have you out?

OK, enough with the cuteness and obfuscation! What the hell do these things do?

Dave

the name suggests along with the type of material Mike & Seeb suggest for replacement that they 'wick' moisture out of the tail light lense area.

the name suggests along with the type of material Mike & Seeb suggest for replacement that they 'wick' moisture out of the tail light lense area.

:yes:.... but I'm just looking for the look :D;)

That goes under the heading of wow, I learn something new every day.

How long is the wick? I just assumed the hole was there to let moisture out, I didn't realize a wick went in the hole.


Rocky

I just assumed the hole was there to let moisture out, I didn't realize a wick went in the hole.

And keep bugs, dirt and debris out...

and doubles as a candle for late night Tailgating when at car shows :yes:

That goes under the heading of wow, I learn something new every day. Rocky

A TC membership - 19.95.... money sunk into our Chevelles - thousands...

A 66 SS Edumucation thread started by M.C...... PRICELESS!:yes: :thumbsup::D....

that's where I first heard the term tailight wick... then researched and found it on his CD ... now I just gotta get a sharpie :D:D:D

It's a very anal detail, not for the Freshman ;) :D

It's a very anal detail, not for the Freshman ;) :D

My car's not in the same class as yours ( not many are).... but that doesn't mean I can't be anal about it :D

Thank's for posting the pic..... it looks like it extends out of the housing just enough to grab it out for removal.... how far into the housing should it go?
thanks Mike :thumbsup:

My car's not in the same class as yours ( not many are).... but that doesn't mean I can't be anal about it :D

Thank's for posting the pic..... it looks like it extends out of the housing just enough to grab it out for removal.... how far into the housing should it go?
thanks Mike :thumbsup:

Just in case anyone should think otherwise.. I was joking about the Freshman thing and and never mean to insinuate that my car is above anyone else's.. just having fun... I would like nothing better than to see more folks make their 66's the best they can.. no matter what the status of their restoration.. TRULY! Thanks Seb for the compliment , I am sure that Blue car of yours is no slouch!

Yes, just sticking out far enough to grab it with finger tip or tweezers, be careful.. too short and it will fall inside the tailight area when installing.. cut it long at first to get the fit/snugness ( is that a word ) the when sure it is tight enough.. nip nip..total length no more than a 1/2 inch is what I used.

Now, lets talk valve cover caps...:secret:ooops.. that would be Valve Stem Caps....

Well there is something to the old saying one is never to old to learn. Had my ole 66 bucket of bolts since new and have been all over it for many years including a frame-off in 2000. For what ever I never knew these wicks existed on my car. I must have removed them at some point and time and they went into the not concern can. Thanks I am going out and look for the hole in the housings.

Jesse

Well it seems this Freshman's thread ( and yes I'm only two years into this hobby) wait ....that makes me a Sophomore doesn't it..... has enlightened many of the seniors/varsity..... kinda cool :yes: :cool:

Now, lets talk valve cover caps...:secret:

:eek:

Now, lets talk valve cover caps...:secret:ooops.. that would be Valve Stem Caps....

I feel better now... at least I know what your talking about... still might not have the right ones, but I know what they are supposed to look like;)

It's a very anal detail, not for the Freshman ;) :D

That's pretty anal all right, but interesting; I think I noticed those holes once, didn't think much about 'em. Nice to know. :D

Dave

Mike looked inside my trunk at Aces regional show and saw wicks in my housings and said to me details, details, I thought to myself what are you talking about.,and then saw them myself. Somehow mine are original and have survived 40 years. They must have been in the housings that I bought at a swap meet while undergoing resto. They were perfect housings as mine had broken studs etc. Thats why this site and everybody on it is priceless! :thumbsup: Frank