Trunk Seal Orientation?

[JR_Charger]

Let me make sure this is right before I glue it down -

Looking at what kryslerkid has here, perhaps I have mine backwards?

I imagine it must take longer than the drying time of rubber cement to get around the trunk, so how do you guys do it? Put the glue on a foot or two at a time?

 

[threewood]

That looks correct.

When I did mine I smeared the cement around the trunk perimeter and let it tack up. Then I started laying the weatherstrip around the perimeter. It was a 3M adhesive in a tube.

 

[JR_Charger]

Looks like you put the split below the rear window? I thought about doing that, seems like it would look better than having it by the trunk latch, but maybe Chrysler put the split there for a reason.

 

[threewood]

That was a picture from FABO. I had my seam down at the latch like you have.

 

[R413]

Split at back window will guarantee a leak, don't do it. It goes in center rear.

 

[Hilljack68]

The split is slightly offset from the trunk lock - not dead center.

 

[OKDart]

Isn't factory left of center?

 

[JR_Charger]

Does the split need to be placed precisely? Surely not?

 

[autoxcuda]

Factory original 66 trunk seal

 

[dadsbee]

Offset is where ever the worker on the line touched down first.. lol. Here's my Bird start to finish..
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