pics of longhood front trunk weatherstipping

Christien · Christien's Garage

Does anyone have a good, clear, closeup shot of the weatherstripping that runs along the front of the front trunk, in a longhood car? I can't get mine to sit right, and I'm wondering if it's not put in properly.

Thanks!

pwd72s · 11:40 AM

Maybe...

Well, you can see some of it. No digital camera here, and I'd hoped that this shot by Scott Kinder would have shown more of the stripping. Sorry for the post. Since I download from small images, I didn't really know how much was shown...

randywebb · 09-04-2006, 12:43 PM

Can't guarantee this is put in right but it seems to work.

replacement rubber in 1973.5 911T, much modified

pwd72s · 09-04-2006, 02:45 PM

Randy, The soft (foam) rubber piece goes on top, it's U shaped opening facing forward. The solid rubber piece goes on the bottom, again, opening facing forward.

randywebb · 05:44 PM

soft foam?

they are both 'solid' rubber with lips on them, not foam

But... are mine on wrong? If so, this painter is #$%^&*(

Christien · Christien's Garage

Hey guys, thanks for the pics and responses so far. I took a couple pics to illustrate what I'm questioning. It's hard to explain, but there's a strip along the trunk lip that's sort of like a ledge - it sticks out maybe 1/4" and has a gap under it maybe 1/8" tall - it looks like the stripping fits in there, which is what I've done. You can see it in this shot:

You can see in this shot that the strip under the pass. side turn signal and horn grille is separated from the stripping that runs along the trunk lip. This isn't the case on the driver's side - it's joined there:

You can see in the next 2 pics that the trim doesn't sit right when the trunk's closed. You don't really notice it from 5 feet, but I'd like to get it right:

Christien · Christien's Garage

I suppose what doesn't make sense to me is that it seems to fit well under the turn signals and looks good there, but it doesn't line up vertically with the stripping along the trunk lip. But the trunk lip stripping seems to be installed right, what with how it fits under the ledge thingy.

Thanks!

Christien · Christien's Garage

By the way, just to clarify, this weather stripping wasn't installed when I bought the car. The PO had just had it painted (Maaco-type job). There was a grocery bag of stuff in the back seat when I picked the car up. I put it on a shelf in the garage and forgot about it for a year or 2. I found it a couple weeks ago and installed it. That's why I have no point of reference, as to how it was installed before it was removed.

pwd72s · 09-04-2006, 06:45 PM

Christien? I hate to tell you this, but I believe that you are the victim of poor body repair. The best I can tell you, after running out to the garage for a peek) is that you have inserted the seal
properly. The problem lies in the rolled "c" section you have inserted the seal into isn't as it should be,suggesting to me than an entire replacement panel wasn't positioned properly when it was welded in.

Randy, your upper seal, the one nearest the trunk? Maybe you need to rotate it a bit...see my pic again...you can see how the upper seal was installed at the factory, with the open part facing towards the front of the car.

Christien · Christien's Garage

Hmm, well I guess that at least answers why the seal doesn't sit right. I'm guessing that the panel with the c section (better term than "ledge"!) needs to sit about a 1/4 " lower, right? Is this a panel I can pull off and fix myself? Or is it just something I should live with? The car is definitely not a concours car, so a few small imperfections like this I can deal with.

Thanks!

pwd72s · 09-04-2006, 10:00 PM

The c section panel could be at fault...OR...that little c section itself goes on seperately? I'm afraid I'm not a body & fender guy.
You see, I've never had body work done to my car. Hopefully somebody with those skills will weigh in...

c911s · 09-05-2006, 07:23 PM

Christien
photos enclosed of my 73 front seals. car is fairly original as far as body is concerned - 155,000 mi, but resprayed silver over black (bumper trim from 72). from front photo looks like I need to adjust the bumper a bit to even out the seal line ........

Christien · Christien's Garage

Thanks - do you by any chance have any shots similar to the last one in my post? i.e. front on closeup of where the seal under the horn grille meets the seal along the trunk lip?

pwd72s · 09-05-2006, 07:31 PM

Good photos C911s...thanks. And you could be spot on...maybe all Christien needs is a bumper adjust? That would be nice indeed.

Christien · Christien's Garage

Yeah, I forgot - what exactly do you mean that you may need to adjust, with the bumper? Everything looks to line up very well on your car. The bumperettes help to hide any mismatching of the seals.

If I were to raise the bumper on my car, I don't think the turn signal housings would fit - they're a very tight fit as it is.

c911s · 09-05-2006, 07:38 PM

ok took these photos, cannot get the same angle because the bumperettes line up with the seam in the lower seal - looks like in same location as yours

Christien · Christien's Garage

Cool, thanks so much! I really appreciate it! It looks like the trunk lip seal is different on your car than mine. See how yours curls back towards the front of the car? (easier to see in the first pic) Mine doesn't do that. Unless I've got it installed completely ass-backwards, but I don't think so. But on your car the seal lays against the bumper in all areas. My trunk lip seal doesn't lay flat against the bumper.

Thanks again - much appreciated!