New trunk seal problem

[flyinlow]

After painting i installed a new trunk seal on my 73. Now I can barely close the trunk . Had to adjust the latch to close . Will this seal compress soon?

[Bob]

Does it line up and flush all the way around?
Bob

[Rallye]

I have the same problem on my 72.  Just put on a new seal, trunk closes, but very tight and sitting a bit too high.  I've adjusted the latch to bring the lid as far down as it will go, but still sits too high.  I'm keeping the trunk closed for a few days to see if it will compress on its own.  If anyone has any other suggestions, please let us know... 

[Hemidog]

let it sit in the sun with the lid closed for a while.

[flyinlow]

Yea , seal installed evenly . I will try setting in the sun, my kind of fix.

[bordin34]

I installed my, incorrect, seal over a year ago and it still hasn't compressed enough to line up the gaps. If you have the incorrect one it may take a long time to compress enough so there is no gap

[Bob]

Yea , seal installed evenly . I will try setting in the sun, my kind of fix.

I installed mine over a year ago and did not have any problem. It did shut a little tighter but when new it is suppose to shut a little tighter. It did not throw the alignment at all. Hmm.

[flyinlow]

Went to the Chrysler classic spring event yeasterday. looked at 2 other 3rd gens. they sent the wrong seal. Too tall.

Rocpor was there and I talked to them abou the seal   They said they have used that seal with good results.

The seal that looks right and was on the 3rd gens I looked at was listed for E bodys.

I am going to cut the seal that is on there with a scalpal and see if I can make it work for now.    I thought I was all set for an other 36 years.

[mikepmcs]

  I thought I was all set for an other 36 years.

I giggled a little.

[Nacho-RT74]

another solution, could it be bend down a little bit the lip where seal goes... I did it myself