FX-1 FX1 hood seal
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- Start date
- Location
- Brigantine, NJ
stock from Yamaha is the only source I know of and I use CA (super glue) to bond it.
chadetroit
Get Wet
- Location
- Bay Area, CA
got mine from watcon.com used contact cement to bond it in addition to the adhesive already on the seal
kustumk31
woah yeah
- Location
- white lake mi
I made my own out of turf..... And it works like crap
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- Location
- Austin, Tx
I did the same as chadetroit. Even with the extreme outward bow on my hood, it still seals it up nicely as far as i can tell.
Nuklear6
I Dream 10' Surf!
Im with specialfx! one of the great things about the fx is that, with a good oem hood seal and good condition latches the fx1 hood is very solid and hard to dislodge. Other hood seals may keep water out just as good as the stock one, but not sure its possible for any seal other then stock to retain the hood as well as oem.
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
oem only..
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
superglue....
fx hoodseal is much easier to install than a superjet..it actually fits
make sure you clean all the old seal and glue out........lightly sand and clean with acetone
lay the new seal in..........then put the hood on and make it all nice and happy
then run a bead of superglue around the entire outside edge of the seal.....let it dry, repeat on the inside
fx hoodseal is much easier to install than a superjet..it actually fits
make sure you clean all the old seal and glue out........lightly sand and clean with acetone
lay the new seal in..........then put the hood on and make it all nice and happy
then run a bead of superglue around the entire outside edge of the seal.....let it dry, repeat on the inside
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kcmasterpiece
Sweet Baby Ray's Sucks
- Location
- Daytona Beach
i made my own a couple weeks ago out foan weather stripping. it works, but id like the oem one. i checked yamahas website, and it says $158 for a hood seal. is that what you guys paid? seems outrageous. is there a place to get them cheaper?
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
I'm using the watcon, my hood also bows out badly, which is inhibiting a perfect seal. I know another member put a large clamp on his and stuck it in a giant oven and it fixed the bow. The oem is nice, but I got tired of having to flip that little lip out around the hood. My hood seems to be off a lot so I need quick and simple.
icecoled007
Captain of this ship
- Location
- Colorado
hahaha
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
watcon its like 30 bucks better than stock and cheaper
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
nothing works as good as OEM...post 13 is bad advice, sorry
try greateryamaha...call them, ask for John
try greateryamaha...call them, ask for John
kcmasterpiece
Sweet Baby Ray's Sucks
- Location
- Daytona Beach
damn, well i just ordered one from watcon. its the second post i saw about them. ah well, im sure its better than my homemade one. only 30 bucks.
i did love the oem one though...
i did love the oem one though...
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
i havent had any issues with the watcon hood seal, and sometimes when i use my braap strap, then i go to take the hood off seems like its suction cupped on there, takes all i have to take it off.
- Location
- Austin, Tx
The watcon will treat you well. I've had the same experience as txsuperjetfreak96 - takes a bit of muscle to unstick it sometimes!