 Installing Front Trunk Seal Question, Front Trunk Seal Installation and Drain |
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| Highland |
 Apr 21 2019, 07:31 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California  |
So read some old threads trying to figure out how to install the front trunk seal from 914Rubber. It seems that many install with no adhesive for maintenance purposes, but I'm having trouble getting the seal to stay in place.
So some remedial questions: 1) Does this picture show the bottom (facing the ground) of the seal or do I have it backwards?  2) Do most people use weatherstrip adhesive? maybe just in the corners? 3) Can somebody post a picture of where this part goes? I don't seem to be able to find a picture anywhere.  |
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| bandjoey |
Apr 21 2019, 08:20 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,923 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Highland @ Apr 21 2019, 08:31 PM)  So read some old threads trying to figure out how to install the front trunk seal from 914Rubber. It seems that many install with no adhesive for maintenance purposes, but I'm having trouble getting the seal to stay in place. So some remedial questions: 1) Does this picture show the bottom (facing the ground) of the seal or do I have it backwards? 2) Do most people use weatherstrip adhesive? maybe just in the corners? 3) Can somebody post a picture of where this part goes? I don't seem to be able to find a picture anywhere. #3 is the rain drain tube in the headlight tubs, under the lights. There's a hole there that it plugs into. #1 the small side of the weather seal goes on top and the larger side on the bottom in the channel. I do not glue mine in and after a rain or car wash I pull it out to dry the channel. Glued I think it can trap water under the seal. |
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| bandjoey |
Apr 21 2019, 08:24 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,923 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
best picture i could find...
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| bbrock |
Apr 22 2019, 07:57 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Here's a pic of the drain tubes installed. There are two of them.
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| 914 RZ-1 |
Apr 22 2019, 03:40 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
I just painted my car and installed new seals.
Place the seal in the channel and close the hood, making sure the seal stays in the channel. Then leave it alone for a few days. The seal will get compressed a bit and seat itself in the channel. |
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| jcd914 |
Apr 22 2019, 05:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(914 RZ-1 @ Apr 22 2019, 02:40 PM) I just painted my car and installed new seals. Place the seal in the channel and close the hood, making sure the seal stays in the channel. Then leave it alone for a few days. The seal will get compressed a bit and seat itself in the channel. I tried this and it hasn't worked. I put the seal in place but had to use blue painter tape to keep it in the channel. The seal seems slightly short in all the sections so it has to be stretched slightly. After taping it in place I closed the truck and left it for about a month. Opened the truck a week or so ago and the seal pops out of the corners around the headlights, it might pop out at the corners by the windshield but they are still taped. I will probably end up gluing it in place. Jim |
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| Mikey914 |
Apr 23 2019, 10:28 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,638 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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3m weatherstrip adheasive will remain tacky. Use it. We rever to it as monkey snot. It really sticks but can ge cleaned off easily.
As far as fitment there is a little tension on the rubber but should stay in the channel. I’m wondering if you have a 1st gen seal as they were just an extrusion and not molded. I’ll offer you the same as anyone else that has bought my early ones. If you drop me your name, I’ll credit what you paid toward a next gen seal. You can tell the new ones are molded in the upper corners with the step down. Mark |
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| jcd914 |
Apr 23 2019, 12:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
Mine is a later version with the molded corners and I have the 3M yellow weather strip cement, we always call "gorilla snot".
I'm one of those "California Shmucks" that has to put up with all this warm dry weather, so rust is not my big concern. Thanks Jim |
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