[danderson]

How does one install the bead into the groove of the bumper cover. It seems to strongly resist going in. Is the little round piece of steel supposed to be employed.in the process? I have never done this before and I was not able to find it in any previous posts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Newly painted guards red coupe. 94

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[danderson]

Well I saw 17 views and no replies. I think I got it in. I bought 3/32 steel cable and threaded it into the seal. I made the seal much more stable and gave me something to press upon.  I used a small flat tip screw driver to catch the grooves in the part that sticks into the channel. using the screwdriver and pressing on the seal I was able to work the bottom part of the seal in to the groove. I used no adhesive here and gravity is in my favor. I had expected to use an adhesive but there was no way for it to work that I could tell.any of the ones that are supposed to dry after being applied to both surfaces do not allow the seal to get into the grove at all. Maybe there is another adhesive that would work but I do not know one. I hope it is done.

94 Guards Red. it is a nice color when it is not faded to pink. 

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[MLB]

Hi,

This is one job I still have to do on my car. I replaced the rocker panel gaskets and those require removal of the plastic panels. I see a similar type of lip on the bumper cover gaskets so I figured it would be the same with them. I have been planning to remove the bumper covers. Looks like maybe you can do it without resorting to that many steps, good work.

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[Rap]

I purchased a guards red car that was orangish red and brought the original color back. Not impossible if you're willing to go through the effort!

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