Performance Hood Seal ??
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Melting Slicks
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Performance Hood Seal ??
This is really a moronic name for this piece of rubber!!!!!!1
Anyway l ordered mine from Mid-America and it was fine, went in easy but two weeks later when l popped my hood l noticed that the sealant that held the rubber to the fiberglass was no longer evident in the dead center of the application. (The actual nose).
It appears that there is no adhesive for about 3 inches and the rubber seems to have pulled away by approx 1/16 th of an inch. No that might not seem to be a lot but this could be the start of the entire piece of rubber unraveling. Is this common, l cleaned the entire service before put the rubber down so that's not the problem.
Is there some kind of adhesive that l can use?
When the hood is down it looks perfect or at least up to this point.
Thanks
Alan
Anyway l ordered mine from Mid-America and it was fine, went in easy but two weeks later when l popped my hood l noticed that the sealant that held the rubber to the fiberglass was no longer evident in the dead center of the application. (The actual nose).
It appears that there is no adhesive for about 3 inches and the rubber seems to have pulled away by approx 1/16 th of an inch. No that might not seem to be a lot but this could be the start of the entire piece of rubber unraveling. Is this common, l cleaned the entire service before put the rubber down so that's not the problem.
Is there some kind of adhesive that l can use?
When the hood is down it looks perfect or at least up to this point.
Thanks
Alan
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Melting Slicks
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I will try the double sided tape first, l also cleaned the area properly but l might have done something that l shouldn't.
Who else is there to blame !!!!!!!!11
Thanks
Alan
Who else is there to blame !!!!!!!!11
Thanks
Alan
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performance...maybe not...
...I used with stock or hi rise hood other than vented hood and I noticed the engine bay remained considerably cleaner...
...I used with stock or hi rise hood other than vented hood and I noticed the engine bay remained considerably cleaner...
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Remove and return your old seal then replace it with a GM factory seal for three reasons, it perfectly matches the right and left hood seals already installed, its lighter (you'll go faster!), and the sticky stuff works!
Good luck!
Good luck!
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I like the go faster part !!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes sense to me !!
When l saw this in the catalog it noted that this was something that GM left out. So of course l thought that it was not offered by GM.
Why did they make this and not offer it ?? Also how much (guess) does it cost because if it's reasonable l will rip the one l have off or keep it until it starts to peel further and replace it.
This is one of the reasons l hate to buy without seeing it in person.
One lives and learns.
Alan
When l saw this in the catalog it noted that this was something that GM left out. So of course l thought that it was not offered by GM.
Why did they make this and not offer it ?? Also how much (guess) does it cost because if it's reasonable l will rip the one l have off or keep it until it starts to peel further and replace it.
This is one of the reasons l hate to buy without seeing it in person.
One lives and learns.
Alan
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Mine thankfully has stayed in place since I put it on the car. With some good two sided tape, it should stay in place.
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I agree with Rikko that the existing seal that is used on the left and right side of the hood is a good alternative. You could also use some 3M trim adhesive or double sided tape and re-attach your part. I have this hood seal also and mine came off in a little more than two years. I put it back with the 3M trim adhesive (I forget the part number) but it is still holding after another year and a half.
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Originally Posted by kingman
...Why did they make this and not offer it ?? Also how much (guess) does it cost ...
I'm not sure, practically speaking, that it IS a good idea to seal that area off because, if you examine how the hood is sealed carefully you'll notice that there are very little opportunities for engine heat to evacute itself from the engine compartment. That front seam seems to be the only place where it can so, sealing off that area might actually have a long term detrimental effect on components in the engine compartment over time.
How much? Well, you can put the part no. (10404247) in gmpartsdirect.com and see.
If you get a 20% discount at a GM dealership because you are a local corvette club member then you might get one cheaper that way. GM's is more costly than Mid-America's so, it may not be worth it to you. It just depends on how fanatical you are about your Corvette.
For some, cost is not as much of an issue as it might be for others; that's your call.
..rickko..
Last edited by rickko; May 15, 2006 at 01:40 PM.