[TheMirror]

Cheers all -



I have purchased a new rear hatch rubber seal and plan on installing it soon. My question is if it simply squeezes on into place there, or if I need to use some kind of sealing goo to keep it in place in the groove.



Thanks,

-Mirror

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[bob blackwell]

The glue is already applied to the new seal. Good luck, Bob Blackwell.

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[TheMirror]

Excellent. I hadn't opened the bag containing the seal yet, so I missed that. Makes it easy, just clean up the surface and press it on there. Very nice. Do I start at the top center and move my way outwards and down?



Thanks,

-Mirror

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[bob blackwell]

I found it better to start in one of the top corners, then the opposite side top corner, then diagonal bottom corner and then the opposite bottom corner and work the center pieces in as I went, you really have to get the corners snug or else the seal seems too big to fit the opening. Bob Blackwell.

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[pguria]

Thanks for the tips. I also just purchased a new hatch seal and had the same questions on the glue.



Pete

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[stewhatch]

I recently purchased a brand new rear hatch seal and was about to throw it in the car before taking it to my tech to have some work done on my car. Then I thought about how easy it might be, and took it back out. I found this DIY and waited till I got the car back so I could take a stab at this. Well it took me a while to clean all the old glue off, but thanks to all of your excellent suggestions I was able to pull it off perfectly. Thanks a million. What a great resource this is. I'd recommend one thing - when you remove the old hatch seal, try to keep it in one piece and place it on the ground - exactly how it was on the car - and out of the way: you can use the old seal as a reference for how the new one should go in. Maybe it was just me, but I found it wasn't obvious and I had to continually check the old one to make sure I had it right. When it was shipped to me it came folded up and it retained a lot of extra bends: give it time to "relax" and regain it's natural shape. Once it was installed - following Bob's instructions (thanks Bob) - I took a tube of silicon grease and thoroughly lubed the installed seal then left the hatch open for a few hours, re-applying more silicon over the course of the afternoon: the new rubber really sucked it in and I'm convinced my new seal will remain pliable and waterproof for years to come. I saved a few $$$ I'm sure, thanks to you guys.

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