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Grommets for seabring 5000

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Post by JOE Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:48 pm

Does anyone have a picture of bumper grommets?I need to make them. Thanks

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Post by Chrisj357 Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:56 pm

JOE wrote:Does anyone have a picture of bumper grommets?I need to make them. Thanks

I found some at Lowe’s. I did need to enlarge the outer groove for the body/ fiberglass to fit in but they worked great

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Post by Jerry & Lisa Mills Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:03 pm

Hi Joe,
Here's pictures of what came with the kit.
They aren't anything special.
I'd go with Chris's idea.
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Post by Chrisj357 Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:12 pm

Mine aren’t really like that. The holes in the body are considerably larger than the mounting post so the grommets have to actually fill the gap around the posts.

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Post by Jerry & Lisa Mills Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:53 pm

Haven't seen that. So, the rubber "grommets" support the front clip on the aluminum sleeves? Have to check the build manual tomorrow. Didn't know that. Mine has been this way since i built it and have no stress cracks.

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Post by JOE Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:58 am

thanks guys....I'm pretty sure the grommets are involved with body support and fit like Chris says....I think the grommets have to be in place before you adjust the doors

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Post by Jerry & Lisa Mills Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:08 am

Seems someone chose to do some kind of modification from the build manual. There is a reinforcement there in between layers of fiberglass. Believe it's a piece of plywood. The front and rear clips were suppose to mount on the 1-1/4" aluminum spacers as shown in the pictures. Not familiar with the modification you've described.[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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Post by JOE Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:33 pm

Mine came with rubber grommets that slide on the aluminum bumper cylinders from the back side of the body.

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Post by Chrisj357 Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:42 pm

Thought I would drop a pic of how my grommets fit.

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Post by JOE Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:50 pm

Thanks

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