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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Does anyone have a secret on how to install the rear weather strip on the 68-80 vettes this piece has a draw string, and there is a channel where the weather strip attaches to the frame. Can we use vaseline to make it slide on easier, or some other type of lubricant?
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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I'm not sure exactly which piece you're talking about, but, GENERALLY, if it fits in a channel, you don't have to thread it through the end. You can line it up and push it in. A little lube may help. I would try to do it dry, just because I don't like lube oozing out. You may even have to use some adhesive to keep it in place.
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