Need help sealing firewall around a cable....
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From: Atascocita Tx
Need help sealing firewall around a cable.... I have water coming in from where my hood popping cable goes through the firewall.
The grommet is all sorts of messed up and ive tried using clear epoxy to seal it but its too hard to get it all around the cable.
Anyone have any ideas?
The grommet is all sorts of messed up and ive tried using clear epoxy to seal it but its too hard to get it all around the cable.
Anyone have any ideas?
If you're lucky, you may find soft chassis plugs at
Lowe's / Home Depot / Ace in the slidey drawers of
hardware. Modify it into a grommet.
There is a 3M marine adhesive sealant (4100?) that
is about the same as windshield weatherstrip adhesive,
which if you prep the thing clean will not come off
for anything. Usually I see it in white but there is a
black flavor (and the windshield adhesive is not a bad
bet either, probably find that at the Zone).
Lowe's / Home Depot / Ace in the slidey drawers of
hardware. Modify it into a grommet.
There is a 3M marine adhesive sealant (4100?) that
is about the same as windshield weatherstrip adhesive,
which if you prep the thing clean will not come off
for anything. Usually I see it in white but there is a
black flavor (and the windshield adhesive is not a bad
bet either, probably find that at the Zone).
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Atascocita Tx
Well someone told me to use the expanding foam stuff that they use on insulation....Im gonna try that today, I tried hte hell out of some clear silicone, (didnt work) called the chevy dealer about it and they wont sell the grommet by itself...u have to buy the whole cable....and they wanted 60 bucks for it....
damn stealerships
damn stealerships
If you're lucky, you may find soft chassis plugs at
Lowe's / Home Depot / Ace in the slidey drawers of
hardware. Modify it into a grommet.
There is a 3M marine adhesive sealant (4100?) that
is about the same as windshield weatherstrip adhesive,
which if you prep the thing clean will not come off
for anything. Usually I see it in white but there is a
black flavor (and the windshield adhesive is not a bad
bet either, probably find that at the Zone).
Lowe's / Home Depot / Ace in the slidey drawers of
hardware. Modify it into a grommet.
There is a 3M marine adhesive sealant (4100?) that
is about the same as windshield weatherstrip adhesive,
which if you prep the thing clean will not come off
for anything. Usually I see it in white but there is a
black flavor (and the windshield adhesive is not a bad
bet either, probably find that at the Zone).
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Well someone told me to use the expanding foam stuff that they use on insulation....Im gonna try that today, I tried hte hell out of some clear silicone, (didnt work) called the chevy dealer about it and they wont sell the grommet by itself...u have to buy the whole cable....and they wanted 60 bucks for it....
damn stealerships
damn stealerships
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From: Atascocita Tx
the grommet that goes on there is different than the rest.......its real snug and unique.....I went ahead and used expanding foam just because its in an area that cant be seen, I think its holding up ok lol
