I dare you to give an opinion...

[mustangdave]

Went to replace the taillight lenses, bezels, gaskets,etc... on my 67 and found rust. The rust on the inside of the body is not bad and can be sanded and repainted. The taillight housing is another story. The housing actually is two pieces riveted together at the factory. The rust extends under the riveted part.
My two options are buy new ones for $35.00 a piece plus shipping or restify the old ones.
As far as the old ones go, I wonder if I could drill the rivets out, sandblast, and recoat them with paint. Afterwards I would use a sealant and new rivets to prevent a repeat rusting event.
If I get new ones there is the possibility that rust will form and get in between the pieces again. I could put some silicone sealant around the edge but it probably wouldn't completely seal.
What's everybodys thought on this?

 

[mustangdave]

I dropped below the top ten posts and I refuse to go quietly into the night; rage , rage against the machine..... er...ehh.. bump......

 

[Mustang Jim]

I would go with the new taillight housings. It's easier and simpler. Besides, I have never had good results with painting taillight housings with that silver paint and the light ends up looking dull.

 

[one2gamble]

i would get new ones and prep them and the area around them better

 

[mustangdave]

Reflective housing is not a concern since I will be using an LED sequential circuit board.

 

[67GTA-FB429]

I would get new ones and just put them in...it took 40 years for them to rust the first time and I bet the car is seeing better conditions now than in the first 40.

But keep the old ones and use them to experiment with, in other words go ahead and repair them.

 

[zookeeper]

I've got a set of mint originals. PM me if you're interested.