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Using mexican style seals but what about rear of hood??

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Giddyarp Commited Dubber

62 posts · joined Aug 2012 ·

#922289
Hi all,

As the title suggests the PO of my beetle has destroyed the seal retainer for the hood. I had planned to delete the seal retainer during the resto to prevent them rusting 🙂 However everywhere I have look says to use the original seal at the rear of the hood if I use the Mexican style seal elsewhere.... I really dont want to replace the seal retainer and buy two seals if I dont have to.... What have others done ????

Thanks in advance

Dane

66deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#922290
I have mexican seal fitted but not top seal near window. So far no water has gotten in even in heavy rain and washing car. So i haven't worried about fitting one.
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Giddyarp Commited Dubber

62 posts · joined Aug 2012 ·

#922293
Sweet.... Another idea I had was to glue some compressible dense foam rubber along that lip. Do the Mexican seals stand out ???

66deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#922294
No they dont stand out and they seal the hood better reducing airflow.
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#922295
Giddyarp wrote:Sweet.... Another idea I had was to glue some compressible dense foam rubber along that lip. Do the Mexican seals stand out ???
That is what I did ant I think it came up well

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#922296
They are good for getting rid of the rust problem. For me, that's where it stops. I don't like the look of them, they make the bonnet/decklid look heavy (thick, black edge) when up, and they get knocked where as the og seal doesn't so much as it's protected by the steel raised lip. As for better sealing.....I think wether it seals or not is down to the bonnet fitting correctly (body work at the front is a big portion of that). Without any seal at the rear edge of the bonnet, the rain gutter is very good at diverting water that gets by, but it can get overrun easily and you will let water in, you must be just lucky so far Damo 😉. A small stick on seal works here, I normally put it on the body like Bizzare, but my preference is to leave the og seal strip, just get the rust issues under control. 🙂
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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#922297
Giddyarp wrote:Hi all,

As the title suggests the PO of my beetle has destroyed the seal retainer for the hood. I had planned to delete the seal retainer during the resto to prevent them rusting 🙂 However everywhere I have look says to use the original seal at the rear of the hood if I use the Mexican style seal elsewhere.... I really dont want to replace the seal retainer and buy two seals if I dont have to.... What have others done ????

Thanks in advance

Dane
I have used them for many years and just have a flat piece of foam across the top edge of the bonnet.. and I've never had any water come in.

also use the Mexican seal on the engine lid too

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Giddyarp Commited Dubber

62 posts · joined Aug 2012 ·

#922306
Awesome thanks guys 🙂 I can understand the argument for keeping the OG seal. But this car is never going to be perfectly original...... I will get around to putting some pics up soon 🙂

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#922333
You can buy the seal at clark rubber by the meter

Giddyarp Commited Dubber

62 posts · joined Aug 2012 ·

#922356
Even better !!!!