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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 02:04 AM
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I have a lid that is not sealing adequately. It needs a thicker gasket.

What can I use to give it a good seal? Something 2x stock thickness should work great.
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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go to the hardware and pick up a roll of that foam weatherstrip. trim lengths to fit and stick it on the lid...
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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go to the hardware and pick up a roll of that foam weatherstrip. trim lengths to fit and stick it on the lid...
thats what I did. I lost the stripping that came with the lid. Lost it about 30 mins after getting it. Still haven't found it.
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go to the hardware and pick up a roll of that foam weatherstrip. trim lengths to fit and stick it on the lid...
That's what I did years ago.. Works wonders
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I did the big thick weather stripping from Home Depot as well. Now my lid is sealed properly but the thicker weather stripping lifted my lid just enough so now my lid rubs on my hood!
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Cool, worked well, for some reason, my lid locks (the two things that hold it down in the front) don't work so well with my new lid, any ideas on how to fix this? They snap down but come loose if you budge it.
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Cool, worked well, for some reason, my lid locks (the two things that hold it down in the front) don't work so well with my new lid, any ideas on how to fix this? They snap down but come loose if you budge it.

Did you do the foam on it yet? That might help make those clamps tighter, also make sure you have the lid on right. If that doesn't help maybe double layer the foam to get the clamps to stay tight. Different air filters are different sizes so not all combos work good.
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