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frequencyx

Charge Bay Door Gasket Question (2018)

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Hello everyone. I joined the Clarity club this week with a 2018 Touring edition. Had to go out of state to get it, but it's home now.

Anyway, has anyone ever had issues with the charge bay door gasket / foam breaking down and rotting? Mine was pretty much rotten, so I scraped it away and tried some general weather stripping from Lowes, but I cannot get the door to close once it's installed no matter what I do.

Have any of you fixed this and can recommend a size of stripping or another solution ?

Thanks!

Posted Jun 5, 2022, 1:53 AM UTC

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elcheapodeluxe2021 Touring (also had a 2018 Touring)•

Neither of my clarities had any issue there. Did the previous owner live in a high heat area and leave the door open during the day to charge outside? Only thing I can think of. I'll bet the honda part is available.

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frequencyxOP•

Thanks for responding! Not sure what happened with the previous owners. I haven't had any luck finding molding for that charge area, but I'm not giving up quite yet.

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frequencyxOP•

I am wondering if it was possible that this yellow foam was installed by the previous owners and not by the factory..

Can any other 2018 owners confirm if there is any type of foam or weatherstripping in the green area of the picture?

https://ibb.co/kgLw6W0

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bomber991PHEV Touring, 2018•

Yeah I’m pretty sure I don’t have any gasket in my charging door. I’ll check tomorrow when I go to work.

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frequencyxOP•

Thank you!

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bomber991PHEV Touring, 2018•

So I bought my car brand new and I checked and there is definitely no gasket there.

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frequencyxOP•

Thanks for checking

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mcallmiles•

I do not have that in my 2018.

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frequencyxOP•

Thanks for confirming! I was becoming a bit suspicious when I couldn't even locate anything through Honda parts.

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