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So I ordered and rec'd a 3" Snorkel Head off of ebay. It's a cheap unit and will do just fine for me. Cheaper the better right now.
So I'm going to take a saw to my absolutely virgin sheet metal and was wondering what I should coat the exposed metal with after I make the hole. I live in BC, Canada and during the winter they use salt on the roads. This crap rots your exposed metal like a nail in coke.
So I was thinking of masking around the hole that I'm going to cut thru the fender and spray it with spray paint. Any other ideas? I'm going to look for some of that rubber strip that you can cap the sheet metal edge with and silicone it on just to be double sure it's not getting salted.
I'm going to use 3" ABS pipe and spray it with some flat textured paint to make it look less inexpensive and match the texture of the snorkel head. The top of the snorkel will be mounted close to flush with the roof line...i think?!
Any other advice?
Thanks,
Matthew
So I'm going to take a saw to my absolutely virgin sheet metal and was wondering what I should coat the exposed metal with after I make the hole. I live in BC, Canada and during the winter they use salt on the roads. This crap rots your exposed metal like a nail in coke.
So I was thinking of masking around the hole that I'm going to cut thru the fender and spray it with spray paint. Any other ideas? I'm going to look for some of that rubber strip that you can cap the sheet metal edge with and silicone it on just to be double sure it's not getting salted.
I'm going to use 3" ABS pipe and spray it with some flat textured paint to make it look less inexpensive and match the texture of the snorkel head. The top of the snorkel will be mounted close to flush with the roof line...i think?!
Any other advice?
Thanks,
Matthew
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