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How to Replace Hatch Weatherstrip Seal 1984-96 Chevy Corvette
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Tools used
Razor Blade / Gasket Scraper
Soapy Water
Sponge
Vacuum
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Mineral Spirits
Gasket Adhesive
Cloth Rags
Assistant
1. Disconnecting the Battery
Disconnect the negative battery cable with an 8mm wrench
2. Removing the Hatch Seal
Remove the Phillips head screws from the rear hatch trim panel
Pull off the rear hatch trim panel
Loosen the Phillips screws from the remaining hatch trim panels
Pull off the hatch seal by hand
3. Preparing the Hatch
Clean the hatch seal channel with a shop vacuum
Clean the hatch seal channel with soapy water
Clean the hatch seal channel with mineral spirits
Scrape off any adhesive residue with a razor blade
4. Installing the New Hatch Seal
Unclip the hatch supports at the top
Have an assistant hold the hatch up
Position the seal
Push the hatch supports into place
Feed the hatch seal into the channel
Apply weatherstrip adhesive to the seal channel
Push the seal into the channel
Push the trim panels into place
Tighten the Phillips screws into the trim panels
Apply silicone lubricant to the hatch seal
Close the hatch
Keep the hatch closed to compress the seal
5. Reconnecting the Battery
Reconnect the negative battery cable with an 8mm wrench
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Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video we're going to show you how to replace the rear hatch seal on this 1985 Chevy Corvette. You'll need an 8mm wrench to disconnect and reconnect the battery. After that you'll need some cleaners, warm soapy water, as well as mineral spirits or something of that sort to get as much of the old seal off as possible. Then you'll need a Phillips screwdriver and you'll also need some weather strip adhesive, and some silicone lubricant.
After un-hatching your rear hatch, you may want to disconnect the negative battery cable. Next, you're going to remove a series of screws in the panels that surround the inside of the window. The only panel that you actually remove is the rear one closest to the back. All the others, you just remove the screws so that they're loose and you can get the weather strip off. Take a Phillips screwdriver, and we'll fast forward as we remove those screws and that rear panel. There's a small trim piece that's not part of the main seal. Remove from the top and then pull that back panel out and away. We've speeded up the film a little bit here, but you can see at this point, it's a matter of pulling it off. The bottom side comes off. It's obviously ripped in the corner, so you just pull it off in two pieces. Then you'll see a little more struggle with the top piece because, like on many cars, this seal was probably leaking, so one of the owners at some point probably said, "Oh, let me just put a bunch of goop, or glue up there and see if that helps hold it together better and stop the leaking," which, usually it doesn't. Usually, it makes the leaking a whole lot worse.
Use a shop vac to clean out any loose dirt all the way around the perimeter of the seal and the channel. Next up, is to use some good strong cleaner and spray it in the channel all the way around. I have a bucket of warm soapy water. I'm dipping the sponge in the water and cleaning out the channel really well. Then use an old towel or something to dry out the channel. Now, take something stronger like mineral spirits and just do the next step of cleaning. Just be careful not to get this all over the paint to your vehicle. Now, you can see, going really fast here, that's a straight razor blade in my hand. I'm cutting off a lot of the extra residue. As I said before, somebody used a lot of glue to put this on, or to try to re-seal this at some point. I'm cutting off as much of that as I can. Then I'll re-clean it with the mineral spirits and try to get as much off as I can. The better and the cleaner you get the pinch weld, the better your seal will fit, and the better your seal will work.
To put the seal on, you'll need to take the hatch supports off. You just use a small screwdriver, pry out on a clip, then pull the hatch support off. Make sure you have the seal lined up correctly. Put the seal over the hatch support. Snap the support back on. Then repeat the same thing for the other side. First, get the seal to fit well down into the corners as far as you can. You may have to take the lower trim panel out a little further just to get that seal all the way down in there. Then you can start fitting it up the side. We're using some black weather strip adhesive on the pinch weld of the vehicle. After you have both sides properly fit, then take your adhesive and put it across the top of the vehicle and fit the seal onto the top. Then do the same thing for the bottom part of the seal. Do the side first, then use the weather strip adhesive. I apply the weather strip adhesive to the tip of the pinch weld. Then, pull the weather strip down on top of it. We'll kick it in high gear here, as Don puts the trim back into place and reinstalls all the screws that hold the trim in place. Use a silicone based lubricant to lubricate the corners of the seals. This is where they undergo the most stress. Put the hatch down carefully. Just make sure that the corners . again, pay attention to the corners ., are going in correctly. Check one corner. I'll reach around and check the other corner. Then your hatch will probably close pretty firmly. Leave it closed for a while to compress the new seal down.
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Donovan
October 8, 2021
Shipped fast as heck. haven't installed any of them yet gotta finish body work/paint.
hopefully they work great hopin for best.
Peter
April 12, 2022
Order Received on time, products of OEM quality for fit and materials.
This kit needs improvement.
Dustin
November 4, 2022
Received an old rear targa pillar seal that needed to be replaced through warranty. Rear hatch seal was 2 inches longer than it should have been to fit in the rear hatch channel. Might have been a bad kit that made it through QC checks. Was refunded for that seal and had to buy from a different manufacturer. 11 out of 13 seals worked as advertised . The kit is decently priced but considering the bad seals and having to wait for a new one and refunds it wasn't worth the delays. As for 1A customer support, they were great and very accommodating. I wouldn't recommend this kit.
Thom
November 11, 2022
Fit not very good. Go with an American-made kit from an actual Corvette supplier
Not good weatherstripping
J
February 24, 2023
Fit very poorly. Targa top and hatch both need to be pushed down very hard to close. The doors also no longer close correctly because this weatherstripping is much harder than what came from the factory. It does not seal properly either due to its stiffness and there was a increase in wind noise and water leaks compared to the 30 plus year old stuff it replaced.
Even after a couple of years this stuff never softened and started showing signs of deteriation from any spots that see sunlight.
Customer Q&A
Does this kit come with the glue for installation?June 9, 2019
Geovani E
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Just bought this kit. It does not come with glue.
October 12, 2022
John D
Does this kit weather strip the entire car? Or do I need to order additional pieces?June 9, 2019
Geovani E
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This will be a complete kit.
June 9, 2019
Emma F
Is it made in USA?October 15, 2022
Kenney F
10
We do not have that information. DIY solutions brand parts are manufactured by various aftermarket companies specifically for us and built to your vehicle's exact OEM specifications.
October 17, 2022
Kelly S
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