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I bought some Napa (basically generic :) seam sealer. Though not quite as bad, my rear looked similar to yours. Chip the old seam sealer off, clean the heck outta the whole body panel, apply POR-15 or Corroless (that's what I used) everywhere needed and then some, then push the seam sealer into the crevices. Replace the seals with new stuff: http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=65531&BQ=jcw2 Specifically, Type 11 (#11): http://www.jcwhitney.com/item.jhtml?ITEMID=20021 This is what Keith Parks used and he liked it so I used it as well. Works great! When you remove your fender you'll see the old seals, one at the bottom of the fender that looks like this seal and one that is foam and 'U' shaped around the air intake. Replace the old lower seal with the new one, installing the new one in the same direction as the old, the flap part of the seal facing the correct direction. Use the same new seal to replace the old, dilapidated foam one. I think I had it so the flap part of the seal faced downward. Putting the fender on is possible to do by yourself, even with the new seals. It will be a very snug-to-tight fit, the fender to the body, so just put the fender on with a couple of loose securing screws and crawl underneath to adjust the flap part of the seal as necessary so it pushes (seals) against the fender skin. I found that curved hemostats work very well (they are actually a rather useful tool that I keep in my tool box...and no, I don't smoke pot!, only cigars) Shoot, now I kinda wish I took pictures when I did my fender a couple months back :( Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/ >-----Original Message----- ... I like 3M "Heavy Drip-Chek" Sealer for the >pinchwelds-excellent >stuff,but a bit pricey! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe