location and orientation of trunk seal

[Dan Williams]

Does anyone have any advice regarding this topic?

[Dan Williams]

This is on a 1972 Avanti II

[silverstude]

 

[Dan Williams]

Thank you,

How far away from the raised area on the trunk lid should edge of surface A be.  Or putting it another way how far from the outer edge of the trunk lid should the edge of surface A rubber be.

[WayneC]

Maybe this pic will help...

[Greg Stoyer]

Thanks for posting this.... There is no close- up picture in the manual and my trunk seal was broken down and so rotted it was tough to tell how it was originally placed.  Now I understand; have been trying to orient it incorrectly- no wonder it wouldn't fit.  Anybody have a preference for rubber cement, or no big deal?

 

[1963r2]

3 hours ago, Greg Stoyer said:

Thanks for posting this.... There is no close- up picture in the manual and my trunk seal was broken down and so rotted it was tough to tell how it was originally placed.  Now I understand; have been trying to orient it incorrectly- no wonder it wouldn't fit.  Anybody have a preference for rubber cement, or no big deal?

 

Or double sided tape?

[Greg Stoyer]

Good idea; never thought of that....

[Skip Lackie]

3M makes a huge variety of adhesives designed for attaching weatherstripping, headliners, under-hood pads, etc.  They come in both tubes and spray cans.  For regular door and trunk lid weatherstripping, I prefer the normal black (or yellow) 3M weatherstrip adhesive in a tube.  Why reinvent the wheel?

[mfg]

Suggestion….. remove trunk lid and place on padded bench (inverted) so you aren’t fighting gravity)

Before loosening, run marking pen around eight mounting bolt washers so you don’t lose adjustment

Edited June 30, 2024 by mfg
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[Greg Stoyer]

After my second failed attempt at mounting the trunk weatherstrip in place- I finally thought of what you recommended- I guess everything deserves at least three attempts- thanks for your thoughts-it makes much more sense.

[WDA]

So, reviving this topic, the pictures that were uploaded before aren’t coming through now in April 2026.

when I got my 1976 Avanti there was no weatherstrip on the trunk lid.

so I purchased and installed (Fail), I pulled it all off and researched. I came up with no pictures of what is correct.

i took a picture of 3 orientations along the bottom (latch side) of the lid. Can anyone confirm which orientation of the rubber?

the trunk lid is upside down in the photo(s).

[AG-R3]

The explanation by SilverStude above is the instruction from Studebaker International.   So in your latest pic, the alignment of the middle example would seemingly be  correct, however in the interest of having the best anchor to the lid, the example farthest from the lens would be optimal.  Ironically, I just checked my car, where the seals are about 10 years old and what I have is totally different, in that the seal is a rectangular tube with rounded edges and not having an opening and it adheres to the main body of the lid and not to the extended, thin section that hides the seal itself

Edited 1 hour ago by AG-R3
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