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New Trunk weatherstrip...How does it go?

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Tim65GT

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I have all new weatherstriping. I could figure out everything 'cept the trunk. It's U shaped with one of the ends longer. I would think that the "bottom" of the U would go flat against the trunk lid, but does the longer end go around the inner or toward the outer?
 

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I found the following info at mustangmonthly.com:

"Both the hood and the decklid have seals as well. Decklid seals should be installed using 3M’s Super Weatherstrip Adhesive as explained earlier. The seal’s mouth (groove) should be pointed inward, never outward. It should be attached to the lid, not the body. The seal’s end gap should always be positioned at the trunk lock, never at the backlite. These suggestions are based on experience and knowing how the factory did it to begin with."
 

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Thanks for the response. I went ahead and glued it yesterday around 7 PM. did everything like it says, but I put the U groove down. It just seemed logical and the round edge matched the contour of the lid. Oh well, I guess I'll see after a couple hard rains. Although around here that might take a while.
 
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