I have a couple more, pm me, and I'll send one out.

Will

Grills are still available from your local Nissan Dealer at around $25 each.Will

Thanks for the tip Will. I got 2 grills from Courtesy Nissan yesterday, $27.85 each. Part Number is 90950-E4101...Robert

It occurred to me that sealing the opening into the passenger compartment would be a good thing too. At first thought simply sealing that large opening sounds like a quicker and easier answer, sealing the openings to the outside is necessary.

One of the most frequently rusted out areas at the back of the cars is the hatch shelf. It rusts out because of continual exposure to the tailpipe fumes and condensation continually pulled into that area and the failure of the body seals/paint due to vibration/expansion/contraction. Pretty much one of the two reasons the hatches also rust out...

In my opinion, sealing all of the holes in the hatch is a necessary action.

I haven't used the emblem clips that come on the emblems in years, I run a small bead of silicone adhesive around the emblem pins, and allow it to seal the area and hold the emblems on. I also run a film of the same silicone on both sides of the the rubber seals on all of the locks, and the door mirror, being carefull not to allow the silicone to get close enough to the outer edge to peek out after the squeeze of final assembly.

The silicone comes off easily when the parts are separated, and keeps the seals from leaking as they get old.

Will