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Old 08-07-2017, 09:50 AM   #3 (permalink)
stefanv
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2001 Saturn SL1 Mod - Sealing the Gaps Around the Hood

This one was easy. I simply purchased a few rolls of good quality closed-cell foam weather stripping. I used 1/2"x1/2" over top of the head lights and center of the front bumper cover, as seen in the last photo from my previous post, and here:



For the sides of the hood, I used 3/8"x3/8" tape, applied to the small horizontal lip (visible in the previous photo) on the inside of the fender:



I also applied a small piece of foam to the outside edge of the headlight, since there was quite a large gap between it and the fender:

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