GENERIC RUBBER GROMMETS

At times one needs to come up with rubber grommets to cushion electrical wires where they come through metal panels. If your car is from the 1920s or 1930s, modern grommets just don’t look right. They are too shiny and have forms that look like later. A possible source of such grommets is no farther away than your nearest tire shop. They will have lots of rubber valve stems bases lying around. In replacing these, they usually nip off the old ones and punch the base out of the wheel. These bases have a center hole and a convenient ridge for mounting. A little sanding will smooth off the nip marks.

Restoration Tips by Tom Reese.
This article was originally published in the Antique Automobile  from 1971-1985.