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Re: [T3] door seals


Too late for this now. But if you lay the seals out in the sun for a while, the
will straighten out from being bent up in the box.

Jim Adney wrote:

> On 28 Jun 2001, at 12:14, Mike Wodkowski wrote:
>
> > I tore out the old seals and semi-installed the new ones with a little RTV
> > just to hold them in place. What do I do to train them to seal right? My
> > drivers side seal is a little wobbly at the top and at places goes under the
> > door frame rather than lipping straight on it.
>
> You probably need to leave the door open until the adhesive is
> cured. (I like the 3M weatherstrip adhesive.) Once the adhesive is
> dry you could add some Talc or silicone to the gasket to make it
> slippery so it will curl over properly when the door is closed.
>
> If you try to close the door before the adhesive is sound you will
> pull the gasket out of position and have to start over.
>
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
>
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