 Front trunk seal rail, is there supposed to be anything other than metal in there? |
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| 914 RZ-1 |
 May 9 2017, 05:35 PM
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Porsche Padawan  Group: Members Posts: 683 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California  |
I removed the front trunk seal to clean, sand and primer the metal. There was a ton of caked dirt and gunk. I got most of it out with a wire brush and a chisel. However, when I went in with my dremel, there appears to be some glue or maybe seam sealer in the channel. The rubber came out easily enough, but it did stick a little in places; is this glued in? I want to make sure before I remove it all that I'm not removing something important.
I didn't take a close-up of the gunk; it's too dark in the garage and it wouldn't really show up anyway, but I did take a picture of the channel I'm talking about.  |
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| Mikey914 |
May 10 2017, 01:35 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,684 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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Mine are actually bonded in the mold. They are not glued, but rather formed as a secondary injection process. This is my improvement over factory. That and the rubber on the corners is softer so it will not push up harder, but form to make a better seal.
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| Costa05 |
Dec 9 2021, 09:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 27-October 16 From: Phoenix, Arizona Member No.: 20,535 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ May 10 2017, 02:35 AM)  Mine are actually bonded in the mold. They are not glued, but rather formed as a secondary injection process. This is my improvement over factory. That and the rubber on the corners is softer so it will not push up harder, but form to make a better seal. Just got done installing your seal, and what a perfect fit. No adhesive needed. Very pleased with it. Thanks again. Rich |
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