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BluFbdy

In my infinite wisdom I ended up with extra pieces when I removed and aligned my deck lid.... which isn't always good.

Those stupid little plastic pieces on the sides of the glass where the deck lid mates to it, those are gone and now I'm having a slow build up of water, just damp carpet no mobile pool in the well or anything but that's the only thing I can think of causing it, new hatch seal and the pull down tracks have been welded so it quits moving around on me

Any input??

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:14 pm Post subject:

Plastics wont cause water. Water comes from the seal, and through the bolt holes that bolt the glass to the hinge.

91RSVert · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:19 pm Post subject:

I drove my camaro for months w/o the plastic in the hatch to look for a leak.

Mine was cause I "broke" the seal between the decklid and glass. Had to take it all apart, bolt it back together with a fat bead of silicone all the way across the whole thing.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:21 pm Post subject:

Without those plastic tabs there can be a gap above the weather strips. This is especially an issue with old worn out weatherstrip as it tends to get a permanent deflection in those spots.

I think I have an extra set left over. I'll look when I get back to my shop at the end of the week.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject:

Those plastics are I-shaped. They go up around the glass and get glued into the seam.

BluFbdy · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject: