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| bandjoey |
 Nov 13 2009, 11:00 PM
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bandjoey  Group: Members Posts: 4,934 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Installed an oem front hood weather strip and it's puckered up at the front and rear center, from being folded in the plastic bag. All the way around it won't lay flat, causing the hood to ride about 1/8" up above the fender line. It's been on the car for about a month.
How can I get my rubber to go down and lay flat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Attached thumbnail(s)   
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| tod914 |
Nov 14 2009, 07:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Maybe take the seal out. Lay it out flat like it sits in the car, put a piece of wood on the warped spots with a brick on it. Could be your winter project. By spring time it should be ok. Just insure the rubber isn't buckled prior to setting weight on it.
If you need it in the car, try some kind of rubber cement to tack down the buckled lips, and close the hood. |
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bandjoey Puckering Rubber - It' Won't Go Down! Nov 13 2009, 11:00 PM
Grelber Maybe a LITTLE heat, say from a hair dryer? Nov 14 2009, 07:44 AM bandjoey Hair Dryer and then Heat Gun..neither worked. How... Nov 14 2009, 06:18 PM Gint I put the front trunk seal on my /6 trunk a couple... Nov 14 2009, 07:27 PM Sleepin If it doesn't go down in four hours, you shoul... Nov 14 2009, 07:44 PM sean_v8_914 I see a bent/deformed seal track. I also see pre-l... Nov 15 2009, 02:21 PM Soul With my VW's, this was a common problem which ... Nov 15 2009, 02:34 PM charliew If you are sure it's from being folded then ma... Nov 15 2009, 07:15 PM bandjoey Yep. It was folded in half at the top and bottom ... Nov 15 2009, 09:24 PM sean_v8_914 you could try chemical persuasion Nov 15 2009, 09:57 PM
bandjoey U mean like a little laquer thinner or carb cleane... Nov 15 2009, 10:02 PM |
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