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Porsche Club GB

Rear window seal fix

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When the cord was fully inserted, I cut, and then repeated the process to layer two cords on top of each other to fully fill the gap as per the technical bulletin.

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When the cord was fully inserted, I cut, and then repeated the process to layer two cords on top of each other to fully fill the gap as per the technical bulletin.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Splitting this from other post as per Richard's advice The rear window seal fits fairly loosely on the early 996's I am led to believe. There is a TB from Porsche regarding this; the trick is to insert two lengths of Foam rubber cord under the seal. The cord is only a few pounds from an OPC. First, I lifted the window seal up from the corner, all along the bottom and side, I then cleaned out any gunk and moisture. After this, I placed the seal back down and pressed down firmly all around. Then, lifting the bottom corner of the seal, I positioned one end of the foam cord under the seal: I then inserted a plastic spatula / card between the seal and the tailgate: This gave me an easy way to flex the window seal to create a margin to push the foam rubber cord in with another card without damaging anything: I continued to work my way around the seal: When the cord was fully inserted, I cut, and then repeated the process to layer two cords on top of each other to fully fill the gap as per the technical bulletin. Once that was completed, I gently went along the seal 'flicking' it upward to make sure that it was all in the right position and flush with the tailgate: All done, much more solid, and sealed much better: Cheers, Steve

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