Hatch Seals

[texasz]

I have the rubber kit from VB and it came with two tubes of the black goopy stuff.

My car does not have the outter seal, only the inner one that goes all the way around the hatch opening. My questions are how do I attach both the inner and outter seals to the car? And does anyone have any pix of the outter seal (the horseshoe shaped one) so I get the installation correct?

I will also be replacing the hatch window seal but already know how to install it...unless anyone has any additional tips (other than install the chrome trim before installing the window into the hatch, use silicone spray to help lube the seal so that it installs easier, use weadeater line to 'pull' the lip around the hatch wrapping it 3 times or so around the seal, and of course having an extra pair of hands to help so that I do not break the glass).

[tanny]

If I may add to the question: I noticed that the inner hatch seal from VB is about $50 and the one from MSA is $125 unless I read it wrong. Why the huge difference and which one works better? Thanks, Victor.

[texasz]

Anyone...please??? I want to do this over the weekend.

[mdbrandy]

I haven't gotten in to seals yet (welding comes first ), but I'll try to find a few pics of the hatch and seal area before I pulled it all apart. If I understand, the original seals are 3 piece, but some of the replacements are two piece - how many pieces do you have?

[mdbrandy]

Here's the seals near the left hinge. The hinge had squashed the seal a bit, so I am not totaly convinced it is installed correctly.

[mdbrandy]

Here's the last one that shows anything different. Good luck.

[texasz]

Ok, so all I got to this weekend was the hatch window seal. Not difficult just a bit of time (about 2-3 hours for someone who has never done one before and was working slowly and carefully).

The tips about using the silicone spray were great, that stuff is slick and made getting the seal to seat much easier.

I do, however, still need to know how to attack the inner and outter hatch seal. I see where they go but how are they held in place? Is it just by using that black goopy stuff in the tube that came with them or what?

[mdbrandy]

That's all mine were held on with. They were not original, but they were old enough that they just pulled right off the adhesive.