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Is there some mythical dark art to fitting the rear hatch aperture seal?

Fitted a new one and it leaks like a sieve and the tailgate needs brut force to shut it.
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Is it an original seal or aftermarket?
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I bought one from schofields about 5 years ago for £35 and it just pushed onto the lip around the opening

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Put it on back-to-front?
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theres a bit of mankyness around that back end
mm :rofl

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Pardon Mike? :lol:

Its meerly superficial

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yes, thats what i said, mankyness http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... fid=729188" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Come to think of it that is an old pic.

I tidied up my back end by taking a stiff brush to the rim and removed the crusy deposits......ooerr! :lol:

Then I applied some vactan and rustoleum.....ouch! :?

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