Product Description:
Hawks Motorsports is pleased to offer our clients the following.
Protect the painted door surface beneath the exterior door handle with this OER reproduction gasket PAIR. Designed for 1976–1981 Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, Formula, and Trans Am models, the gasket installs between the exterior door handle housing and the door body.
After several decades of exposure, original door-handle gaskets can become compressed, brittle, cracked, distorted, or missing. A deteriorated gasket can allow the metal handle housing to contact the painted door surface, potentially contributing to scratches, chipped paint, visible outlines, and moisture collecting around the handle opening.
Replacing the gasket creates a protective barrier between the exterior handle and the painted door surface. It also provides a cleaner, more professionally finished appearance around the handle housing.
A repaint is the ideal time to replace this gasket. Removing the old handle and gasket before surface preparation allows the door to be properly painted underneath them. Installing a fresh gasket and the exterior handle after the paint has cured helps prevent tape-off marks, old gasket outlines, and rough overspray edges.
SOLD AS A PAIR
Product Features
- Exterior door-handle housing gasket
- QTY 2 (does both doors)
- Installs between the exterior handle and painted door surface
- Helps prevent direct contact between the handle housing and paint
- Replaces a brittle, cracked, compressed, distorted, or missing gasket
- Provides a cleaner finished appearance around the exterior handle
- Recommended when replacing an exterior door handle
- Ideal for repaint and exterior restoration projects
- OER reproduction
Vehicle Fitment
- 1976-1981 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1976-1981 Pontiac Firebird
- 1976-1981 Pontiac Firebird Esprit
- 1976-1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula
- 1976-1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Fits either the left-hand driver side or right-hand passenger side of applicable two-door second-generation F-body models.
Common Questions
Is this gasket for the driver or passenger side?
The same gasket fits either the left-hand driver side or right-hand passenger side. You get a PAIR of Gaskets enough to do both doors
Is this listing for one gasket or a pair?
This listing is for a pair
How many gaskets are required per vehicle?
Two are required to service both exterior door handles.
Where does the gasket install?
It installs on the back of the exterior door-handle housing between the handle and the painted door surface.
Why should the door-handle gasket be replaced?
An old gasket can become brittle, compressed, cracked, or distorted. Replacement helps provide a protective barrier between the handle housing and the door’s painted surface.
Should this gasket be replaced when installing a new handle?
Yes. Installing a fresh gasket with a replacement handle helps protect the paint and provides a cleaner finished appearance.
Is repainting a good time to replace it?
Yes. Removing the old handle and gasket before painting allows the area beneath them to be properly prepared and painted without visible tape lines or old gasket outlines.
