Sealing cord for rear lights

DGSdale · 15-02-16, 09:17 PM

Hi,

Does anyone have 2-3 metres of the genuine Audi 'Sealing Cord' they would like to sell to me. It's for the rear lights to the body on my Cabrio. Just been into the dealer and you have to buy 10 metres for over £40
Part number - AKD 497 010 04R10

John. · 15-02-16, 11:15 PM

Any use?....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOLT-ON-PA...cAAOSwys5WUGbt

leggy · 15-02-16, 11:22 PM

Cheaper method...
Peel old stuff from old lense, pick out any bits of grit, roll it around in your hands to soften, then roll it in to a thin sausage on a flat surface before applying it to new lense...tried and tested, and works a treat!

Hanuman · 16-02-16, 01:33 AM

Word of caution- while recycling the old sealant works,(I've done the same) it has lost some of its pliability and might allow some water through; maybe not immediately, but sooner or later. So it is worth obtaining fresh stuff.

DGSdale · 16-02-16, 06:41 AM

Thanks very much for your replies and the tip of reuse. I have reused the stuff myself in the past but unfortunately, this time I don't have any old stuff! I'm fitting a new centre lights panel on the boot lid and its supplied without sealant. The eBay stuff may be the way to go but I think it needs to be thicker than 6mm - I'll search to see what else is available down that route. In the meantime - anybody else?

Hanuman · 16-02-16, 06:44 AM

The Audi stuff was about the same size. I had several rolls of it, but it's all gone AWOL in several home moves...

mikes2 · 16-02-16, 01:28 PM

http://www.globalfinish.com/teroson-...ofile-vii.html

DGSdale · 17-02-16, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikes2

http://www.globalfinish.com/teroson-...ofile-vii.html

Thanks for that Mikes2, I have since found out that the genuine Audi sealant is 10mm diameter so that is certainly the right size. Annoying though, that in both cases it is supplied only in 10 metre lengths.

quattrodave · 18-02-16, 12:06 AM

I asked about the ebay stuff a while ago, I was advised by the seller that you can double it up and reroll if you want to make it thicker. ( this was the stuff on this listing )

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2215339731...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

DGSdale · 18-02-16, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quattrodave

I asked about the ebay stuff a while ago, I was advised by the seller that you can double it up and reroll if you want to make it thicker. ( this was the stuff on this listing )

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2215339731...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

That's worth considering, especially given that I've reused old stuff before in a similar way.

16-02-16, 01:33 AM	#4
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,016	Word of caution- while recycling the old sealant works,(I've done the same) it has lost some of its pliability and might allow some water through; maybe not immediately, but sooner or later. So it is worth obtaining fresh stuff. __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

16-02-16, 06:41 AM	#5
DGSdale Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Winchester, Hampshire Posts: 161	Thanks very much for your replies and the tip of reuse. I have reused the stuff myself in the past but unfortunately, this time I don't have any old stuff! I'm fitting a new centre lights panel on the boot lid and its supplied without sealant. The eBay stuff may be the way to go but I think it needs to be thicker than 6mm - I'll search to see what else is available down that route. In the meantime - anybody else? __________________ 2012 B8.5 [color="Red"]A4 2.0TFSI quattro Avant Black Edition - Lava Grey [color="Red"] - Current 2008 B7 S4 4.2 V8 Cabriolet - Moro Blue - Current 2005 B6 A4 3.0 Sport Cabriolet - Moro Blue - sold 2000 B4 80 2.6 Cabriolet Final Edition - Ming Blue - sold - & missed 2003 C5 A6 3.0 quattro Avant - Night Blue - current 1998 C5 A6 2.8 quattro Avant - Ming Blue - sold 1994 B4 80 2.6SE Avant - Indigo Pearl - sold - & missed 1993 B4 80 2.0 16V Sport - Gomera Green - sold

16-02-16, 06:44 AM	#6
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,016	The Audi stuff was about the same size. I had several rolls of it, but it's all gone AWOL in several home moves... __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

16-02-16, 01:28 PM	#7
mikes2 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Polmont Posts: 2,617	http://www.globalfinish.com/teroson-...ofile-vii.html __________________ 1991 90 quattro 20v sport 1991 90 quattro

15-02-16, 11:15 PM	#2
John. 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scottish Borders. Posts: 7,526	Any use?....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOLT-ON-PA...cAAOSwys5WUGbt

15-02-16, 11:22 PM	#3
leggy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,650	Cheaper method... Peel old stuff from old lense, pick out any bits of grit, roll it around in your hands to soften, then roll it in to a thin sausage on a flat surface before applying it to new lense...tried and tested, and works a treat!

18-02-16, 12:06 AM	#9
quattrodave Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bingley Posts: 637	I asked about the ebay stuff a while ago, I was advised by the seller that you can double it up and reroll if you want to make it thicker. ( this was the stuff on this listing ) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2215339731...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT