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zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Water in mopar trunks came from the factory. Factory installed water never leaves. It hides in there and redistributes itself at will. Does the same up front - shows up on the floor pans.
lolLower corners of the windows is the big infiltration point. Tail lights is another. Side markers will just go down in the quarters. I also had it coming in the 2 screw holes for my canopy vinyl top trim...
Well, I am pretty 100% sure I have gotten the wrong seal.
Bill
Bill
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
put a pic up.. and what's your car you are putting it in?
Yes, here comes the picture. It is the car in my Avatar, '65 Dart, full doored sedan.
The fisrt picture is of an obvious problem I have in the lower area of the trunk lid opening. I should have welded it.
The second picture shows the seal I have got, too wide for the edge. Left side of the trunk.
Third pic, moved the seal to the other side of the edge.
Fourth picture, I can not imagine this will be right either.
Fifth picture, and certainly don't fit down in the grove either.
The silly thing is when the original seal is gone, and all the evidence of where and how it was mounted is gone too.
Bill
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
I would just get some kind of sealer under that metal and bend it down to close it.
I don't know what seal is correct for yours.
The last seal Installed in a dart, it had a nice little lip to correctly position it. Went in real nice...I think it was this one
Deck Lid Seal-Trunk Seal - w/o molded corner Metro TK 64-A/18 for sale online | eBay
Deck Lid Seal-Trunk Seal - w/o molded corner Metro TK 64-A/18 for sale online | eBay
dukeboy440
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all the ones I've used have that as well. Off brand or chinese copy perhaps?
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Ya had me at Tito’s!
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What Vette?View attachment 1715395911
Not even a hot girl could make that Vette look good
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More pics, seal turned a little different.
Also the type of seal it is.
Bill
Also the type of seal it is.
Bill
dukeboy440
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that doesn't look right for sure
dukeboy440
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the one from Corvette Summer
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Ddaddy
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zkx14
Duster De-ruster
That looks like it might be similar to the ‘figure 8’ extrusion men had on when I got it. Here is what I have on now. I think I got this from DMT.
That is what I used that was fubared. Trying to locate the new one I used.........
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
That’s definitely wrong placement lol. Should work the way you had it in the other pics. I think a lot of Metro seals are crappy copies of original. Not sure if that is intended to give better seal, or cheaper to make, or?... I have a there door seals. Good fit, but not quite the same. Softer rubber, so I think they oversize some dimensions to allow for the softer compound compressing. The side bumpers for my hood would not let it close. Had to find some good originals.
So, this is not right ?
Was thinking about if what sticks too far in the trunk was meant to be cut off.
Bill
May make trunk hard to close. And seal will conform better if moved to the outside.
The worst part however is on the bottom of the trunk opening. The metal lip is not like on the upper part.
I have to write down the types of glues you guys have mentioned and see if I can find any of it here, or if Brown or Newsom have gotten rid of everything that smells.
Bill
I have to write down the types of glues you guys have mentioned and see if I can find any of it here, or if Brown or Newsom have gotten rid of everything that smells.
Bill
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
What I showed is correct. Nothing gets cut off.
So i fought the new spring into place. It lowered car by 1/2” with just one side done.
So in order to get out of this disaster, im removing lowering blocks. Already an improvement.
Stock height in rear looks better imho...
So in order to get out of this disaster, im removing lowering blocks. Already an improvement.
Stock height in rear looks better imho...
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