Sealing Cord For Rear Lights

[iain1067]

Anyone got any spare???? I don't want to shell out £25.00 for 50metres of the stuff when i only need 2 metres maximum.

Iain

[s2_bo]

ask Kieth, he has got some left over i think from when he replaced his rears.

[curlyks2]

Anyone got any spare???? I don't want to shell out £25.00 for 50metres of the stuff when i only need 2 metres maximum.
Iain

Yes - I've got three coils of the stuff (you buy four in a box) left over. I didn't even get through a single coil doing my rear lights. You're welcome to a coil, at cost price + postage.

PM me if you're interested further.

Ck.

[volcano rs]

is this stuff like tar rolled into a long piece ?

[curlyks2]

is this stuff like tar rolled into a long piece?

Yes, that's the stuff. Terostat VII by Teroson, part of Loctite. IIRC, 3M do something similar.

I originally got mine from a Brown Brothers Motor Factors, but since I used less than one coil to completely seal up the rear lights, I had three coils left. (Four coils in a box, each coil of 2.5m length. A box is the minimum you can buy.)

Interest has been swift: I now have none spare.

Ck.

[Rusty]

VAG Parts sell it by the metre. HTH

[S2-racer]

off to vag parts then, lol

[s2driveruk]

yep, vag parts to the rescue again....audi wanted £29.81 ex vat for the box of strips wheras they sell it by the metre!

[cochyn92]

My local Skoda garage sold it by the coil; 2m for just over a fiver. Give yours a try?

(And they didn't treat me like a leper for daring to buy a small item).

[ericd]

My local Skoda garage sold it by the coil; 2m for just over a fiver. Give yours a try?

(And they didn't treat me like a leper for daring to buy a small item).

VW also sell it by the metre, just Audi that want you to buy the complete box..

[iain1067]

just typical audi really, found all sorts of other uses for it as well


Iain

[s2dude]

yep, vag parts to the rescue again....audi wanted £29.81 ex vat for the box of strips wheras they sell it by the metre!

******
I got robbed for the full £30 box of the stuff from Audi!!!
Still can't find it for sale on the net even with curlyks2's great identification of what it actually is!!! **Terostat VII by Teroson** Very useful stuff it is too!
nice tip about the skoda garage too cochyn92...Was it for an identical product?

[s2driveruk]

I tried the local vw stealer who had it in stock but he point blank refused to sell me a 2m section.

My experiences of trying to buy a passat a while ago and this run in with them suggest that VW's are the king's of be-littlement. I did drive back to the dealer after I bought my a6 and reminded the sales guy to take EVERY customer seriously

[jameswkr]

FWIW, I successfully repaired my leaking rear light cluster using RTV Silicone sealant. Sourced ( and recommended by the local motor factor ). Cost about £5.50 for the standard sized cartridge. Made by "Granville". Instructions are to let it set off before re attaching (lights) to bodywork.