Distributor Cap

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Tutosnake

Patrick: how did you get the Coremat? Sounds expensive. Is that something DYI, or some specialized store/shop?

Nice doggie, BTW.

Coremat, along with the goo to put it on, is expensive and it is a messy job. And you only get one chance to do it right. But here's an idea: I know that Kirkham sells a kit to do exactly what you want for your wheel wells and, for all I know, it might be Coremat as well. Why don't you give them a call and tell them you have a CSX car and ask them if their kit will be a "plug and play" for you. They will know the answer off the top of their head and, if they send you something, it will work. If that fails, I might opt for having a fiberglass shop apply it to your wheel wells -- the fumes alone are pretty nasty.

[kevins2]

Hi Patrick,

From what I've read, a number of ERA owners have used undercoating to protect the aluminum panels in the wheel wells with good success.

ERA uses Coremat embedded in the fiberglass fenders to prevent rock damage to the body.

So, from your experience, what's wrong with undercoating the car?

Regards,

Kevin

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by kevins2

So, from your experience, what's wrong with undercoating the car?

Absolutely nothing. BUT, there have been a couple of threads over the years by guys that have done it, successfully, and it's a messy job that requires getting it absolutely right the first time. I just didn't want Hector walking in to something thinking it was easier than it was. It's not like changing the color of your distributor cap. Now, on the other hand, I don't know a lick about the Kirkham kit, or if it will fit a CSX car nicely or not. But, if I owned a CSX car and one of the Kirkham bros. told me their kit would protect my wheel wells, and was easy to install, I'd both believe them and get my wallet out.