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I was picturing something much larger than that, maybe an inch if not more in diameter! Was it really so small
Been a long time since I did anything in that area that involved the rope but could be a larger size. Not sure of the function but probably something to do with added support for the fender panel center section to minimize any drumming. If that is the case I would imagine it needs to be fairly loose so able to be compressed slightly when stuffed into the narrower spaces toward the center of the wheelwell without bulging the fender.
Largest wick I see on Amazon is 3/4" so for a 1" round wick choices appear more limited. One lamp store has a 1" cotton round but weave is finer and it looks more like an ordinary rope. Another has fiberglass which looks OK but they sell by the foot so to get enough for the car would be fairly expensive.
There are some rope type gasket materials for wood stoves that look like the large weave and come in various sizes. The color is wrong probably because some are impregnated with graphite but if well hidden, perhaps one of those would work.
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