 Front Trunk Rubber Seal Alternatives?, Got a better solution? |
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| Spoke |
 Mar 24 2007, 07:28 AM
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Jerry  Group: Members Posts: 6,986 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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I think the same designer who put the battery in the engine compartment without a rain hat had to be the same guy who designed the front trunk rubber seal. This is one of the worst weatherstripping solutions ever. Fill the channel with rubber and hope that moisture won't get under it. Why not just a simple edge seal like the rear trunk?
What kind of alternative seals have folks used? In the second pic, I took the edge seal from between the gas tank and trunk and put it on the edge. This seems so simple a solution. Has anyone tried this? Got pics? Problems with an edge seal? The channel on my red 71 is in real bad shape and the channel on the green 74 is much better but still rusted through in several places. Comparing these channels with the rear channels on both cars is night and day. Not a bit of rust around the rear trunk seals; just nice shiny paint. Attached image(s)  
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Spoke Front Trunk Rubber Seal Alternatives? Mar 24 2007, 07:28 AM
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