What did you buy/do to your NB? 2018 edition
Totally forgot to do what I originally started all this for: oil change. Lol!
Went back out and jacked the car up, changed the oil.
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Since January 20, I’ve driven the car 3410 miles. Lol!
What did you buy/do to your NB? 2018 edition
Stuffed the trunk seal with a little more the 9 feet of 1/4”of vinyl tubing to create a better seal. $2. 30-45 minutes later, ~ 9’ of tubeinh, some elbow grease, and a couple shots of silicone lube = success.
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Tubing slips in this oval cut in the trunk seal, near the latch.
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Washed the seal:
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With a spray tube extension on an aerosol can of lube, I gave the inside of the seal, where the tubing will insert, a healthy shot to facilitate sliding in the tubing. Laying the seal over the arm of a chair straightens the seal. Start feeding in the tubing. If it stops find the closest hole in the seal (there are drain holes all along the seal), give it another shot of lube or two in both directions. I trimmed about 9-10” off the 10’ of tubing I bought. It all inserted quickly. Clean your flange on the trunk before reinstalling the seal.
The trunk will need a decent slam to close, but it will seal a lot tighter.