bonnet & decklid seals

weapon Wolfsburg Wizard

439 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 12 Apr 2006, 5:33 am

#474835

im planning on replacing decklid & bonnet seals. anyone with pointers or hints. or is it just lubrication and persistence? thanks rob

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Apr 2006, 7:46 am

#474850

I suggest you spary some rust converter on the seal metal retainers before you fit the new seals.

usually the end of the metal lips are bent to hold the seals in place, so you might only have to bend these a bit to allow the seal to slide in, you could use some vasoline to make the seal slide easier

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 12 Apr 2006, 9:41 am

#474873

I find stretching the seal as it is pushed in makes it thinner and easier to get in. Along with lube of course. KY jelly works well - seriously

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71EJVan Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 12 Apr 2006, 9:53 am

#474880

Silicone spray on the rubber.

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nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 12 Apr 2006, 10:13 am

#474888

Plenty of Talcum powder-a pair of pliers and a spare pair of hands to help feed it in and keep it stretched as you go.

weapon Wolfsburg Wizard

439 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 12 Apr 2006, 5:44 pm

#475005

thanks guys, ill give that a go on the weekend. thanks rob

kirk Seriously Crusin Dubber

167 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 14 Apr 2006, 3:04 pm

#475858

where did you get these seals from and how much were they?
good luck with fitting them, let me know how you go with it, as i will have to do mine soon.

kirk

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2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 14 Apr 2006, 3:08 pm

#475862

Seals? I need to put some on Veronika too! (She doesn't have them!) So I'll keep an eye on this thread too.
-Staggers.

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weapon Wolfsburg Wizard

439 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 14 Apr 2006, 8:08 pm

#475965

kirk,
i got mine from classiveedub but i spose all the vdub joints around the traps would carry them. i actually managed to buy them on special. thanks rob.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 15 Apr 2006, 2:03 pm

#476172

Talking about these seals has got me to do ours. Here is a pictorial.

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akean1 Remember To Love

1,088 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 15 Apr 2006, 4:48 pm

#476184

the other thing you can do is grind that little lip that holds the seal in (this is a good option if that little strip is half rusted out anyway) and use the seals that fit to tne lid instead of the body. yuo can buy teh mexican type (had a bit of trouble getting this, but finaly came through) or clark rubber have one that glues on. here's a pic of the glued on seal, and of the lip that i ground off (you can see the section i havnt ground yet on the black apron)

[ Edited on 15-4-2006 by akean1 ]

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weapon Wolfsburg Wizard

439 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 23 Apr 2006, 9:20 pm

#479544

just an update,got the decklid seal on today(not an easy job).used wd40 as the lube. had three sets of hands all of which were appreciated. hopefully boot seal will be easier. rob