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      04-12-2018, 05:55 PM   #244
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Drives: 2011 128i Sprt Pkg 6MT Blk/Cor
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Originally Posted by PORTMOODY View Post
how did you make that patch fit the airbox so perfectly?
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Originally Posted by atmosphericM View Post
Looks like Kydex. Widely used by guys to create gun holsters, the material can be formed and then hardens to be very strong and durable. Surely he also used some sealant as well around the edges.
Yup. It's a thermoplastic, somewhere around 300 °F it becomes soft and limp, easily formable. Press it against your hole/cone and wait for it to cool. After it holds its shape you can heat up different spots to work any places that you missed on the first go. Trim it down, sand up the edges, get the bolts in, apply sealant and bolt it down.
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