I've used a good coating of general purpose grease on the light sockets my
front turn and rear light assemblies. It works just fine (like boat trailer
lights that get dunked all the time).
You could paint the backsides or areas that don't require conductivity.
Anything would help.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Richoux" <tubaman@TUBATOAST.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: rear left light assembly corrosion

> Hi all,
>
> I have been off the list for a few years (for various reasons  - I
> still have my 83.5 Westy) but I also have the same problem with bad
> corrosion in the left tail light assembly. I just ordered a replacement
> part  but this will be the 2nd time around. Has anybody tried any kind
> of surface coating on the metal circuit strips or making a better seal
> around the tail light  assembly box?  ( I did a search of the archives
> with only one related message from Year 2000 resulting... nobody else
> ever had this problem?)
>
> Dave Richoux  83.5 Westy Los Altos CA
>
>   On Aug 28, 2005, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
> > From:    Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
> > Subject: rear left light assembly needed
> >
> > Hi all...
> > my rear left light assembly (brakes/turn signal/etc.) has been lost to
> > rust, so I need a new one, as cheap as possible (though hopefully one
> > that isn't cracked and about to be lost to rust again just like the one
> > I just lost...).  If you have one, let me know!
> > Thanks,
> > Wes