On the PBA thread, I solicited advice on which product to use to hold the tail light shrouds on the new aluminum tail light panel.
Somebody recommended 3m's 5300 marine adhesive, and that's what I used.
They dont call me " Do it twice Mike" for nothing.
I used it because it's in a tube that dispenses from a caulk gun. ( No messy 2part mixing). I didn't have to buy a 60.00 dispensing gun to dispense it either.
I used a lot of it to make these things stick..the equivalent of two standard tubes of caulk. It's supposed to take 24 hours to cure,..I'm not touching them for days.
I was able to make is so that I could screw the tail light housings to that panel, and the now glued on shrouds hide those screws. When it's all said and done, the lenses will get a thin bead of some type of sealant applied, and they will be the water-stop barrier for this new endeavor.
Glueing the whole thing on back of the car will be the next step,...and it's here that I may choose to get the PBA to hold it. The whole thing now only has a 1/2" margin around the perimeter to hold it.
It wasn't without the usual collateral damage however,.....while mocking it up, the aluminum panel popped out and slammed itself against the top crown of the rear bumper. Giant paint chips run along that crown, and on part of the transition.
Perfect.