Trunk Weatherstrip

[olredalert]

------Am I the only dope out there that is having a problem with the trunk weatherstrip??? Trunk sits impossibly high on this 69 Camaro. The parts dealers keep telling me that the weatherstrip will flatten out in time. It seems to me, though, that the two different ones I have ordered have a taller height and are more dense than original trunk strips. What manufacturers can you guys recommend???........Bill S

[Tommy_Mathison]

OER latex or vintage GM.

Tommy

[allcamaro]

The newer GM nos and the latex were way to tall and made the led fit very bad, I used good old cheap soft seal and it fit like a glove. Now on the other hand the latex was perfect for the door jamb and the roof rail.

[68CamSS]

Was the original GM trunk weatherstrip a solid loop, or was it always met together from a roll? I would assume the seam should be at the lock? If it's met should the ends be glued together? OER is too high. The box says applicable for years 67-81. Thanks

[Unreal]

GM sells a roll that's long enough for many model trunks, so you have to cut to fit, and glue the ends together. GM used a yellow adhesive like 3M weatherstrip adhesive.

I've seen several unrestored originals that had the joint about 12-14" to the driver side of the latch on the tailpan side. They also had a reddish orange mark to the pass side of center on the back glass side.

[bkhpah]

I personally have never seen the amber glue on a 1st gen Camaro. Only black, and I have looked at many orignals...BKH

[olredalert]

------Thanks,guys!!!!.......Bill S

[wheelhop]

NPD makes a low profile trunk weatherstrip that allows your trunk to close like it should.

[JohnZ]

In the plant, the Fisher Body spec was to place the cut-and-trimmed joint centered on the latch; we used a small bead of pumpable black sealer/adhesive applied from a flow gun all the way around the gutter before rolling the seal into place, and used the same sealer to glue the cut ends together at the joint. Photo attached of my original 02D Norwood '69 joint.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Lynn]

My 08A Z/28 had the joint about a foot left of center.
Also had black adheasive.

Thanks for the pic John.

Lynn

[bkhpah]

The center location may be the picture perfect location, but in practice I have seen more off center than in the dead center...BKH

[acelr8]

My LA 68.Jeff

[Unreal]

[ QUOTE ]
I personally have never seen the amber glue on a 1st gen Camaro. Only black, and I have looked at many orignals...BKH

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I believe you, but I don't know where I got that it should be yellow....I thought off an original. Maybe I saw a repair and assumed it was original. I know when I did mine, I had some black weatherstrip adhesive, but I bought yellow for the sole purpose of gluing the joint. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Thanks for clearing it up before someone made the same mistake I did.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Was the joint actually glued?

[68l30]

I think the guy on the line just needed longer arms to hit the center...All the orig I've found have been offset...Lazy short armed auto workers! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Steve

[ORIGLS6]

Can't speak for Camaros but here's some shots of my 69 Nova and 70 Chevelle. Both joints are offset and both have the joints glued.

Nova first.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/dmcumby/DSCF0129-1.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/dmcumby/DSCF0131-2.jpg

And the Chevelle.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/dmcumby/DSCF0132.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m57/dmcumby/DSCF0136.jpg

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Thanks for the pics, btw, I think your spare came loose! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[ORIGLS6]

That's just a new junk radial on a vintage American TT. The REAL ORIGINAL spare is still right where it should be. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif