Date:         Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:39:30 -0400
Reply-To:     "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear hatch grommet update
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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I guess I am late to this party, but I didn't really know what you guys
were talking about originally.  I have a supplier that is making the part
you are referencing as an aftermarket part.  The part number is 251971840
and it has two round grommets formed onto the ends of the rubber tubes.  I
have a couple of these prototype grommets here from him as samples.  It is
strange because all of the pictures I can find of these tubes, match
exactly the prototypes I have, however when I went to put it up against a
van to check it, it seemed like the end with the 90 degree bend should be
facing the other way.  I don't have any good used NOS ones here to compare
it to so I sent him some pictures and he was trying to get an NOS one as a
sample.

If anyone wanted one of these samples, I could send it to you free of
charge.  However I need to have as much feedback as possible in the form of
pictures, videos, descriptions of how the install went and also how it is
performing over time once installed.  If you are interested please let me
know.  I only have two so don't be disappointed if I say they are already
gone.

Ken

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 8:53 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> VW/Audi share the same "EL" catalog of electrical parts.  It's on a page
> with 23 other grommets/boots.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
>



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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com