reidalpine
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As the rear-door and girafon-hatch rubber-seals are "impossible" to find
-they are long gone from Renault, i thought I'd give you all a tip..........
I found the rubber-seals from front and rear-doors (plus rear-hatch)
from a Mitsu-BITCH Lancer estate 2002 and thereabouts, fits to a T and
gives superior protection against water leaking in..
it's kind of a press-fit on the 'Bitch,I cut it to lenght before testing where
it should go on.
I used contact-glue onto both surfaces (both body and seal) if old glue or
goo still present on body,use some thinner ON A RAG /NOT onto body itself!
Also clean the MBitch seals before putting on contact/glue.
Make sure you glue on clean surfaces or glue wont stick properly!
Remove ALL residue first!
I put on glue on body first,let it cure for at least an hour,then put on glue
to the mating-surface of rubber-seal and mounted at once -this isn't the
prescribed method I know (both surfaces should be completely cured)
but my method gives you a fighting chance to Slide it a little around to
get that 100% fit... Do not close or shut the rear door and or the girafon
after gluing as this could make the rubber slide or bulge up!
It worked a treat on Roffen,it's a bit meatier than the thin original so it
quieted down the rattle aswell -Reid
-they are long gone from Renault, i thought I'd give you all a tip..........
I found the rubber-seals from front and rear-doors (plus rear-hatch)
from a Mitsu-BITCH Lancer estate 2002 and thereabouts, fits to a T and
gives superior protection against water leaking in..
it's kind of a press-fit on the 'Bitch,I cut it to lenght before testing where
it should go on.
I used contact-glue onto both surfaces (both body and seal) if old glue or
goo still present on body,use some thinner ON A RAG /NOT onto body itself!
Also clean the MBitch seals before putting on contact/glue.
Make sure you glue on clean surfaces or glue wont stick properly!
Remove ALL residue first!
I put on glue on body first,let it cure for at least an hour,then put on glue
to the mating-surface of rubber-seal and mounted at once -this isn't the
prescribed method I know (both surfaces should be completely cured)
but my method gives you a fighting chance to Slide it a little around to
get that 100% fit... Do not close or shut the rear door and or the girafon
after gluing as this could make the rubber slide or bulge up!
It worked a treat on Roffen,it's a bit meatier than the thin original so it
quieted down the rattle aswell -Reid
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