First peak behind passenger seat, Rear window question Options

[Rhodes71/914]

Decided to pull the pass seat and see what it looked like under there. Not to bad actually, every time I read a rust post I got scared.

Here's a pic of the back window behind the pass side back pad. Is there supposed to be something holding the window in besides the sealing tape that is hangin down.

[Eric_Shea]

That rust on your firewall is from the hell hole problem you've found not your rear window.

That black tape "is" stock as a few have mentioned here. It's not an attempt to fix a leak. It actually masks the view of the back side of your back pad from the outside. Factory is about 1" electrical tape. Good luck trying to find it in that width. I once went to a 3M supplier outside of Philly and they would cut you a roll in virtually any size you want.

Old butyl tape should simply fall out if it's that hard. Try a 1" putty knife or a fat screwdriver. Both of the ones I did had the butyl literally fall out.

You asked what held it in: The butyl tape seals it but the actual "interior pieces" of the car hold in the window. The roll bar padding on the top and sides. On the bottom it should sit on a couple rubber pads.

Here's a thread I started on the subject that should take you through it step by step:

Click Here

Good luck.