Solved The Flooded Front Shock Tower issue
01-24-2021, 02:04 PM
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Solved The Flooded Front Shock Tower issue
No need to spend tons of money on stupid products. I installed weather stripping on the battery access panel and it totally eliminated the water intrusion 100%. Simply apply sponge rubber weather stripping to both the car and the panel and it’s done. See photos. It’s the same type of weather strip GM uses on the other side of the panel and the rear hatch. I had my detail shop flood the area under pressure and not a drop came in to the towers. Cost under $5
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01-25-2021, 04:39 AM
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Why not just stuff it with a black towel? That seems to work for everything.
01-24-2021, 05:43 PM
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For those that have sent me PMs, The weather stripping goes on the under side edge of the battery cover panel that goes closest to the windshield side carefully going around the front of the push clips. I also installed a secondary strip on the plastic edging the panel sits on just below the windshield for extra protection. The photos I posted are the only ones I have right now. Carefully look at each photo for placement of the weather strip.
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01-24-2021, 07:10 PM
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01-24-2021, 07:33 PM
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Wouldn’t it be easier to just buy the plastic covers for $55?
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01-24-2021, 07:54 PM
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01-24-2021, 08:07 PM
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01-24-2021, 08:26 PM
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@Hillslam You can find it at Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hwd, etc. It's basically weather striping for windows. Has adhesive on one side. Comes in different widths and thicknesses.
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01-24-2021, 08:35 PM
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Even water doesn't like Zeus Bronze......
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Good, simple and inexpensive way to keep water out of that area. Thanks for posting your solution.
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01-24-2021, 09:10 PM
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Too bad that's not where the water comes in from.
01-24-2021, 09:22 PM
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01-24-2021, 09:36 PM
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01-24-2021, 10:36 PM
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No that marking is coming from the underside of the battery cover panel. The battery cover lays on top of that weather strip.
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