How-to Install Brake Duct and Oil Cooler Mesh In Place

[Doc76]

How are you guys bonding these brake duct and oil cooler mesh pieces in place?
I bought the Finish Line sets and the brake ducts look like I’ll need to slightly modify. The oil cooler mesh came as a flat piece that I guess I have to cut and form myself?
I’ve seen guys use silicon but understand it’ll let go over time.
Maybe that’s a good thing for ease of removal?
Got any pics?
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[Norm B]

Exterior grade silicone. The car has been on the road ten years, driven in most conditions (no snow yet) and they are still stuck tight.
For the oil cooler, I stuck a board behind the opening, traced the inside of the hole with a sharpie and cut the board out 1/4 inch outside that line. Used the board to shape the flat sheet to fit around the opening.

Norm

[Doc76]

Fantastic
Thanks Norm
Very much appreciated

[Lidodrip]

Agree with Norm, exterior grade silicone works well. For my oil cooler opening, I cut an oversized rectangle piece of the mesh and press fit it in place from the inside, bending it around the lip. I then trimmed off the excess mesh and glued in place with silicone. The mesh provides a good lattice structure for the silicone to bond to.





James

[JohnK]

Ken Pike recommended I use Permatex Ultra Black. It's basically oil-resistant RTV silicone. Worked perfectly and blends seamlessly with the black undercoating on the backside of the body.

[Jeff Kleiner]

Silicone. Convinced yet?

Jeff

[BEAR-AvHistory]

Silicone - installed late 2014. All three ducts