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@svsisu and I were chatting in DM and he asked me about the materials I used to replace the old foam.
Most of the items I got from Home Depot.
For the foam that covers that flaps and helps make a seal when the flap engages in closed/open positions, I went with this AC filter fabric that was 1/4" thick. I cut it to shape and used cyanoacrylate (superglue) to glue the foam to the flaps. This filter fabric may have come from Amazon now that I think about it...
The AC unit seals up to the blower and heater with foam seal that pushes against the other housings as you secure it in to the firewall. I went with this rubber marine weather seal. This worked out great. Upon removing the AC for the heater install I found this stuff still in good condition.
The duct work for the vents and connections generally relied on a piece of foam tape that gave the male/female duct connections a nice compressed seal. I initially went with this door/window seal stuff.
But ended up also grabbing this stuff off of Amazon which allowed the snugger connecting pieces to fit. The grey stuff above didn't always compress as much as I needed it to.
Most of the items I got from Home Depot.
For the foam that covers that flaps and helps make a seal when the flap engages in closed/open positions, I went with this AC filter fabric that was 1/4" thick. I cut it to shape and used cyanoacrylate (superglue) to glue the foam to the flaps. This filter fabric may have come from Amazon now that I think about it...
The AC unit seals up to the blower and heater with foam seal that pushes against the other housings as you secure it in to the firewall. I went with this rubber marine weather seal. This worked out great. Upon removing the AC for the heater install I found this stuff still in good condition.
The duct work for the vents and connections generally relied on a piece of foam tape that gave the male/female duct connections a nice compressed seal. I initially went with this door/window seal stuff.
But ended up also grabbing this stuff off of Amazon which allowed the snugger connecting pieces to fit. The grey stuff above didn't always compress as much as I needed it to.