Originally posted by Acroman330
Chad,
Sorry I keep bugging you about this, I just don't want to mess up a $100 mount. It looks like the backplate is a sandwich with a hard outer layer (fiberglass) on the outsides and something like real high deensity foam in the middle. Will that soldering iron melt that foam or whatever in the middle of the mount. You sound like you have done this before so I don't doubt you know what you are talking about. Will i need to put a little epoxy around the new rails too? Thanks alot, and sorry I have so many questions.
Its something along the lines of 1/8" ply facing with glass over it, 1/4" balsa in the middle, the damping stuff is just rubber from a tire tube.
The soldering iron will likely never transfer enough heat through the wood to melt the rubber, and you really dont need to get it that hot. You will melt the nylon rails first, and if is starts doing that it is getting too hot.
The glue around the edge of the rails just keeps fuel from getting underneath and into the bolt areas which are unprotected from fuel.