Interesting that that part number comes up as an Audi grommet here: http://audi.bernardiparts.com/Audi-GROMMET__251-971-840.aspx. No picture, unfortunately. On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:57 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Being round, they also have no mechanism to ensure they are mounted such > that they're unstressed with the hatch closed. Stressed rubber perishes > remarkably quickly compared to unstressed. > > Yrs, > d > > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Pretty obvious from seeing a number of them that they were not made of > the > > same material or by the same process as the squarish-ended partners on > the > > same car. They simply do not last as long, being obviously of inferior > > rubber. The round-hole ones will be in smithereens while the > squarish-hole > > ones will be in great shape, even on the same car. I don't have a single > > round one but several squarish ones. > > > > Jim > > > > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 11:37 AM David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> > > wrote: > > > >> Yes, they messed up somehow in the design of that part. For what it's > >> worth, p/n is 251 971 840. > >> > >> Yrs, > >> d > >> > >> On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> > >> > Hi Mark, > >> > > >> > I saw your email asking for a rear hatch grommet update. > >> > > >> > Chris from T3 wrote me and only had the oval grommet for the driver’s > >> > side. round ones not available anywhere as far as I know. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > |
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