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[geo]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know where I can get blanking grommets for the oval shaped heater hose bulkhead holes? If not any ingenuous solution for blocking these up (without welding, I want to to be able to return to standard later)?

 

Cheers,

 

George

[Spider]

I think I got some from Mini Spares.

[sonikk4]

http://www.minispare...c/grommets.aspx

[geo]

I've already tried minispares. They list this http://www.minispare...ic/CLP6235.aspx, but not a blank (i.e. with no hole) grommet. These aren't nice round holes, they're elongated, so a generic rubber grommet won't do :-(

Edited by geo, 28 March 2015 - 08:43 PM.

[sonikk4]

Well in that case have you tried Somerfordmini

http://www.somerford...page=page&id=27

[geo]

I hadn't, but they don't appear to list such a thing either 

[sonikk4]

SCparts list a lot of grommets but very little in the way of pictures.

[geo]

They list the correct grommet, but not a blanking one. http://www.scparts.co.uk/sc_en/grommet-252628.html 

[Spider]

Any of these any good?

 

[geo]

None of those will work. Here's a pic I found that shows the same holes http://s12.photobuck...rboBox.jpg.html

[sonikk4]

I take it your car is a late model??

[geo]

It's a 88 City E.

[sonikk4]

Mmm found the bulkhead panel listed on Minispares so it may pay you to pm simon@minispares to see if he can help you out.

[geo]

Will do, cheers sonikk4 and Moke Spider 

[Spider]

No worries.

 

Some Round Grommets will happily deform to in to holes like that, being a larger hole is on your side in trying this. You'll want a soft quality grommet to do this.

 

One last idea, if you can't find what you're after and would like to retain a grommet is to punch the hole round and fit a round grommet.