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    Posted: 03 Feb. 2023 at 8:09pm
Here is a photo of my fuel tank grommet purchased less than 12 months ago from Walcks. Anyone else seeing poor service life from theirs? 
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Mines two years old plus and looks new Pretty sure I got it from Walcks as well. But then I only have 2500 miles on CHUG and it parks in a garage so not in the sun a lot.
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No sun. Parked under tarp. The one that was removed was hard, but not cracked after at least ten years.
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I bought one from QTM a couple years ago and it still looks new. Jeep sits in a barn during winter but spent most of the last two summers out in the open.
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Yes, I had the same issue.  Cheap rubber (maybe the same issue with the w/s cowl rubber seal too.  

I also bought one from a military vendor (RFJP) in 2018.  It feels different, doesn't shine (like plastic) and is very pliable.  Still holding up.
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