XCUSM5: Those corners look like they turned out nicely!
Would you have any other pics of those carbon grilles though?? Where'd you get them?
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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby
last question so did you press the cut halves back together, lay the butyl tape over top and melt it into the gaps and on top of the cut section to make it go together, or did you put the butyl tape in the cut section and press the halves together, then heat it all up?
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IMO, the proper way to seal the housing back up with butyl is to wrap a bead in its entirety around the black portion of the housing; pop it in the oven for a couple mins to get it good and soft (uniformly warm) then push the clear lens into the bead....that way you get a seal with complete coverage. I don't think XCUSM5 could seal it that way though as it looks like he cut the lens to open the housing (rather than the bit of the black lip we spoke about previously).
XCUSM5, Just be careful come summer because while butyl will hold decently at room temperature, its a different story at elevated temps...
