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[lee84]

Hi guys
This is probably a real easy one, I have just had a full respray and bought a leather fuel bib. I am guessing the bib fits under the seal from the filler neck to the body, this seal is extremely tight and I don't want to damage either it or the fresh paint! Anybody know of an easy way to get the bib under the seal??

Cheers guys!

[Dan]

  They normally just fit over the neck.  The seal is actually a grommet and runs right through the panel, you won't be able to pull it up and slip anything under it.

[666junky]

Exactly as dan said.. the bib kinda just slides on, and depending on quality some just flap around in the wind.. kinda annoying at times! Lol

[lee84]

that's great guys thanks, I might look at gluing it to the rubber seal because it will do my swede in flapping around! I was more concerned about it getting nicked to be honest, better get some decent glue!

[coopdog]

Or don't spill any when you fill up? Not hard

[Tamworthbay]

One of the lads local to me fitted one to his newly sprayed car and it marked the paint quite badly over half a year. It was a rubber one on a white car and the car was used a daily so might be different to yours, but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case.

[lee84]

One of the lads local to me fitted one to his newly sprayed car and it marked the paint quite badly over half a year. It was a rubber one on a white car and the car was used a daily so might be different to yours, but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case.

Cheers buddy, I have bought a leather one and cut a plastic backing as though that might happen

[lee84]

Or don't spill any when you fill up? Not hard

its not a problem when filling up, I have an aftermarket Aston fuel cap that leaks from time to time when tank full, its only a drip but don't want it on my new paint!

[minisilverbullet]

 

Or don't spill any when you fill up? Not hard

its not a problem when filling up, I have an aftermarket Aston fuel cap that leaks from time to time when tank full, its only a drip but don't want it on my new paint!

 

Aren't you supposed to keep the original locking cap even with these aftermarket flip caps. I know my model did.

[Dan]

  Depends on the cap, some are just covers designed to be used with the original cap but most are complete replacements.

[maccers]

I had a few, one where the whole thing came off when un-locked, and one with an internal seperate smaller cap where the main flip cap stayed on. Both sealed though.