Blank rubber grommet

[yaris2011-07]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

I'm sure you'll be fine with the lithium grease. Rubber floor mats are great but sometimes stuff can spill over the edges. Once any water gets into the carpet underlay, it can be a really long time before it evaporates. It can actually be worse with rubber mats or floorliners as that further slows the drying process. Good on you for making the move to preserve your car. Few people are willing to do this.

On a similar note, today I drilled my rocker panels and also drilled holes just below the door latch on the rear doors of my 08. I dumped about a liter of ATF in each rocker panel and sprayed rust check in the rear holes to soak the rear panel, wheelhouse and dogles areas, then plugged them with the 1/2" body plugs. The atf dripped out all along the rocker, so it should be well protected against this winter's salt attack.

Nice job! I should also do that at some point. When I first bought the car I installed the Canadian Tire CounterAct Electronic Rust Protection System. Not sure if it is doing anything.

So far no rust on the body, but surface rust has started on the underbody.

Did you inspect the lower control arm bolt on your car? I did that recently, and needed to replace both of those bolts. The passenger side bolt came out in one piece, but on the drivers side the head broke off. It wasn't a fun job replacing that bolt.