Not a restoration #1

[John Buchtenkirch]

I was hoping to start out with a report on my partial disassembled coupe but while I’m readying it for a slight bit of paint work a question came up so I guess the report will have to wait till this weekend. The trunk lid sits too high even after some diligent bending of the hinges so I was preparing to bend the lid and or the rain gutter area on the tops of the quarters. My good friend is panicking & saying I have the wrong rubber gasket sealing the trunk and it’s causing the lid to sit too high. He feels it should be a “glue into the channel type” not the “push onto the edge type” shown in the photo ? Thoughts please :confused: before I may make a mess of things. THANKS in advance ~ John Buchtenkirch

 

[Stevehose]

It's a "glue in the channel" type.

 

[HB Chris]

You have generic gasket material. The OEM gasket sits low against the body and up against the lip, almost like a U on its side, with a very small piece extending over the lip. The main section needs to be glued in place, the little lip does not. Wish I had a good photo.

 

[Stevehose]

I will post a pic this evening if no one does in the meantime

 

[CSteve]

I agree with the above posts having just replaced my trunk gasket with a factory gasket that was worth the extra $$s. Mine did NOT look in any way like yours.

Steve

 

[pamp]

Material

I posted two good shots of my trunk on the "tool orientation" thread. This is new material from Carl N.....starting to become too good of a friend! He has the right stuff...

 

[Stevehose]

It's a thick gasket that fills up the entire channel around the base of the trunk.

 

[John Buchtenkirch]

I posted two good shots of my trunk on the "tool orientation" thread. This is new material from Carl N.....starting to become too good of a friend! He has the right stuff...

Thanks guys, I have put away my big dead blow hammer and blocks of soft pine I use for aligning panels. Who or what :confused: business is Carl N ? He sounds like someone or a business I should be knowing about. ~ John Buchtenkirch

 

[craterface]

Carl Nelson is La Jolla Independent BMW, coupe guru

bimmerdoc.com

scott

 

[Sven]

Has anybody found an alternate gasket that does not lay in the channel and that is small enough to work in the restricted space? The original gasket is a poor design in that it traps dirt and water in the channel. I have not glued mine (original style) in place so that I can pull it up to clean and dry, if needed.

 

[Stevehose]

I do the same thing for the trunk and hood gaskets - remove them before washing the car and drying everything before they go back in.

Has anybody found an alternate gasket that does not lay in the channel and that is small enough to work in the restricted space? The original gasket is a poor design in that it traps dirt and water in the channel. I have not glued mine (original style) in place so that I can pull it up to clean and dry, if needed.