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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

Post by javis20 » Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:29 pm

One of the areas of water egress into trunk is a torn weather seal. Once torn it loses it's compression strength and allows water entry past the seal. Unfortunately it's very expensive to replace. I believe around $250+. Here is a low cost quick fix that has lasted me more than 7 months. It involves inserting foam weather strip into the torn seal to increase it's compressibility. Here is a video...

https://youtu.be/-0LUeMhHwWw

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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

Post by tintoverano » Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:27 am

thanks for sharing
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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

Post by flybobbie » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:47 am

How did it get torn?

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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

Post by javis20 » Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:50 am

Normal use. It's a heavy crush zone.

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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

Post by flybobbie » Tue Sep 28, 2021 2:45 pm

Well my 12 year old car used daily, boot up and down like fiddlers elbow.
No sign of wear, still supple, but i have used some tyre rubber treatment on it.

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Boot/Trunk Torn Seal Budget Fix

Post by javis20 » Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:35 pm

Mine has tears on both sides and I know many other people have the same problem. My car was originally purchased in Florida, very hot climate.

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